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Orientation workshop on Sustainable Wastewater Management, Colombo, Sri Lanka

CSE jointly with Lunawa Environment Improvement and Community Development Programme, Sri Lanka (LEICDP) and UN-Habitat, Sri Lanka organized an orientation workshop on ‘Sustainable Wastewater Management’ at Colombo on 9th December 2011. 

decentralised wastewater treatment|recycle|reuse|sustainable wastewater management|Urban|Story
Jal Yodhyas

Instead of relying on others for solving his water problem, Ashutosh Agnihotri, an enterprising resident of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, took up the responsibility himself. In June 2001, while constructing his house, Agnihotri decided to build an underground tank to store rainwater, instead of levelling the ground. The runoff from the roof is diverted through PVC pipes to a 35,000 litres tank. Today, when his neighbours are feeling the stress due to meagre rains, he feels investing Rs 15,000 in installing the system was worth it.
Water Harvesting|Urban|Story
Urban growth model needs reality check

Urban India is beginning to explode. The question is if our cities will be able to manage this growth or will they just burst at the seams? The reason I ask this is because we still don’t have a clue about what urban growth will mean for us. We cannot see beyond the glitz of the malls, the swank of the private housing apartments or guarded green areas.
Sunita Narain|Urban|Story
 
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