Guidelines for decentralized wastewater management
The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, had funded the setting up of a Centre of Excellence in the area of Decentralized Wastewater Management, in the Department of Civil Engineering at
View ArticleGo-ahead for sourcing quarry water to slake growing thirst
Initially, 15,000 litres will be treated a day for which a cost effective technology has been developed. The State government has on Wednesday given in-principle approval to the district...
View ArticleCleaning of Ganga to be accelerated
The execution of the identified works for cleaning and conservation of the Ganga river in the State will be accelerated. This was decided at a meeting of the State executive committee of the State Ganga
View ArticleWastewater management
As the timeframe for the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) nears completion, minds are turning to the Post-2015 Development Agenda. This is accompanied by the realization that the focus on drinking-water
View ArticleMarket opportunities for decentralized wastewater treatment systems in...
The report on Market Opportunities for Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems (DEWATS) in South-East Asia (SEA) is prepared within the frame of the joint project of ESCAP and UN-Habitat on...
View ArticleEconomic valuation of wastewater: the cost of action and the cost of no action
This report presents the results of an analytical study on the economic valuation for wastewater, comparing the cost of no action versus the cost of effective wastewater management. Although economic...
View ArticleUrban water systems in India: a way forward
Urban water and wastewater management are relatively under-studied subjects in India. The Indian urban space has been understood in an undifferentiated manner, which ignores the specificities deriving
View ArticleCape Town borrows R1.3bn from German bank for wastewater projects
The City of Cape Town signed a R1.3bn loan with the German government-owned KfW Development Bank for urban wastewater management, Mayor Dan Plato's office said. The unsecured loan will cost 8.107% in...
View ArticleAlternative treatment technologies for wastewater treatment in drains
Report on alternative treatment technologies for wastewater treatment of drains in compliance to direction of Hon'ble NGT in the matter of OA No. 06/2012 titled Manoj Mishra vs Union of India &
View ArticleReuse of treated wastewater in India: market potential and recommendations...
Given the exponential amount of wastewater generated in the country, India has immense potential to meet the growing water demand across different sectors and improve its water environment with proper
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