The India Dialog 23-24 Feb 2023
- Siddharth Desai

The India Dialog 23-24 Feb 2023
Some of the most pressing water governance challenges facing the country are related to:
• Valuing water
• Institutional & administrative structures
• Management of groundwater use
• River basin management approach
• Data sufficiency & accuracy + decision mapping
• Climate change adaptation & water security
• Demand management measures
• Water circularity

The India Dialog 23-24 Feb 2023
Some of the most pressing water governance challenges facing the country are related to:
• Valuing water
• Institutional & administrative structures
• Management of groundwater use - Agriculture & cropping patterns
• River basin management approach
• Data sufficiency & accuracy + decision mapping
• Climate change adaptation & water security
• Demand management measures
• Water circularity

The India Dialog 23-24 Feb 2023
Demand management measures:
• Supply centric approach for meeting water demand
• Difficult for utilities to levy usage charges & realising the true value of water
• Non-revenue water (NRW) – physical & commercial losses + free authorised water
Challenges:
• Incentivisation for using water efficient fittings for all end use applications
• Investment in metering systems & geospatial technologies for reducing NRW
• User behaviour management to sensitise people to reduce avoidable wastage
Opportunities:

The India Dialog 23-24 Feb 2023
• Lack of comprehensive policy for recycle & reuse of used-water at local level
• Discharge regulation & technologies used create cost barriers for circularity
• Building codes promoting recycle & reuse of grey water not implemented in cities
Challenges:
• Defining scale & parameters of decentralised used-water treatment
• Tariff incentives for promoting use of treated used-water for construction & industry
• Investment in development of technologies suitable for decentralised treatment
Opportunities:
Water Circularity:

The India Dialog 23-24 Feb 2023
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