Water Management

Work Overview

The fundamental principle underlying CSE’s water management programme is that the looming water crisis facing the country is not primarily due to a lack of water, but rather arises from mismanagement of water resources. The centralised management paradigm has kept the citizens out and taken away their sense of responsibility towards managing their water. 

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Water Management
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Rating System for Water Efficient Fixtures

CSE has developed a paper titled ‘Rating System for Water Efficient Fixtures in India’, as a part of its work as Centre of Excellence under the Ministry of Urban Development.
Drinking Water Scarcity, Story, Water Conservation, Water Management
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Capturing Rainwater

A way to augment Chandigarh’s water resources
Chandigarh, CSE, Groundwater Recharge, rainwater harvesting, Story, Water Management
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Decentralised Waste Water Treatment

The water and sewage management in cities will determine the growth of cities in India. Most cities are today water stressed, unable to cope with the water demand of the growing urban populations and to treat the resulting wastewater. Cities are continually coping with different forms of crises – water scarcity in summer, floods in monsoons and water pollution throughout the year.
Decentralised Waste Water Treatment, Story, Water Management
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Rain Water Harvesting

Centre for Science and Environment has been working on promotion of the concept of water harvesting for more than a decade now. CSE started its campaign with the research on traditional systems of water harvesting systems existing across the country. The research was followed by the publication of the book, Dying Wisdom: Rise, Fall and Potential of India’s Traditional Water Harvesting Systems.
Rain Water Harvesting, Story, Water Management

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Cherrapunjee’s thirst to be quenched!
SHILLONG, Aug 29 – Cherrapunjee’s thirst for water would be satiated by October this year with the commissioning of a long-awaited drinking water project. Every winter, residents of the area trek for miles down hundred of metres to falls to fetch water.

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