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| How have others have solved their issues of water in agriculture, managed their wastewater, developed their watersheds successfully, built innovative models for sanitation, etc.? The case studies are an insight into learning from others' experiences without having to reinvent the wheel. |
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 The Kolkata approach is a unique urban wastewater management approach. Here the raw sewage from the city is directed into the East Kolkata wetland area (a Ramsar site). The sewage feeds a vast fishery industry which caters to as much as one-third of Kolkota's fish consumption. While the system is not without its problems, it is a striking example of what is possible by harnessing nature's processes |
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A presentation explaining how Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board implemented and uses GIS in managing the city's water system (12MB) |
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A flash presentation from Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board on its activities (29 MB) |
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Environment Action Plan by Bangalore Water Supply and Sewarage Board - to improve how Bangalore manages it water especially sewerage water, so as to not harm the environment (6MB) |
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A presentation from Hyderabad Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Board (30MB)
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A case study from IWMI on the use of untreated urban wastewater for agriculture in Haroonabad, Pakistan. |
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The persistent efforts of Dr. Prakasam Tata to clean up a lake in Vizianagaram finally paid off when he met an equally dynamic IAS officer interested in the welfare of the city. |
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A case study of rainwater harvesting in Thane. |
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case study of the work done by Chicago City in the USA to
improve flood management and water quality. |
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Deconstructing the Water Tariff - a tale from Bangalore ! |
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Experiences and lessons learnt in implementing a project to improve the condition of the Upper and Lower Lakes of Bhopal, also known as the Bhoj Wetlands. Size 614KB |
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Vigyan Vijay Foundation in New Delhi worked with the residents of the Vasant Vihar locality to treat the wastewater from the locality using DEWATS, producing irrigation water for the local parks. |
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Singapore's DTSS (Deep Tunnel Sewarage System) manages the sewage water of the island nation efficiently and is environmentally friendly |
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http://www.pub.gov.sg/our_services/howdtss.aspx?l1=2&l2=9&l3=11&l4=23 |
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The Ring Main system of Thames Water manages the task of supplying the huge and growing requirements of water for London City in the UK |
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http://www.thameswater.co.uk/UK/region/en_gb/content/General/General_Image_Below_
000186.jsp?SECT=General_Image_Below_000186 |
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Read about how local non-government organizations and village committees tackle the water problems of India's urban and rural poor
-An ADB compilation |
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http://www.adb.org/water/actions/country.asp?code=IND |
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What is the price of water to the supplier? What are people being charged out there? This article tries to find a solution for many such issues of water pricing. |
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http://www.indiatogether.com/2006/dec/env-tariff.htm |
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Useful tips on rainwater harvesting in parks; a step forward in Urban Water
Management |
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http://www.rainwaterclub.org/parks.htm |
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Urban domestic rainwater harvesting in the Residence of Prithvi and Purushotham |
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http://www.rainwaterclub.org/domestic_prithvi.htm |
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Municipal initiative in Maharashtra, a case study on Urban innovation |
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http://www.serd.ait.ac.th/ump/UI_5.pdf |
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Civic engagement and transparency for good governance; a case study of NGO task force Mangalore |
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http://www.serd.ait.ac.th/ump/UI_4.pdf |
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Transformation of Surat: from plague to second cleanest city in India |
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http://www.serd.ait.ac.th/ump/UI_1-Surat.pdf |
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Best practices on Urban Water Management from across the world |
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http://www.bestpractices.org/bpbriefs/watesan.html |