This draft of water policy of Puducherry byDepartment of Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Puducherry provides a brief description of average rainfall, population, per capita of sewage generated , utility of groundwater resources and water requirements for various sectors and elaborates on the following issues:

• Information system
• Water resources planning
• Institutional mechanism
• Water allocation priorities
• Project planning
• Ground water development
• Rain water harvesting
• Drinking water
• Irrigation
• Financial and physical sustainability
• Participatory approach to water resources management
• Private sector participation
• Water quality
• Conservation
• Climate change
• Flood control and management
• Land erosion by sea or river
• Drought prone area development
• Monitoring of projects
• Performance improvement
• Maintenance and modernization
• Science, technology and environment
• Training
• Conclusion

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