Making Ganga basin cities water-sensitive for improved river healths

BACKGROUND

Doubtlessly the most important facilitator of the development of the eponymous Indo-Gangetic civilization, the Ganga river of today faces unprecedented stress due to rapid urbanization, population growth and industrialization. Climate change, escalating pollution, and outdated infrastructure aggravate these challenges. The Ganga basin has 2,009 statutory towns, with an urban population of 165.2 … ...

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

VISION 
Making Ganga basin cities water sensitive for improved river health and flows.
AIM
Capacity building initiatives, action research and developing model projects for making Ganga basin cities water-sensitive, by improving the river flow and health and mainstreaming water-sensitive urban design and planning...

WHAT’S NEW

The Policy and Practice Forum 2023
April, 2023

Conclave cum Sensitization Workshop on Making water sensitive cities in Ganga basin aimed at improving river health/flows
March 15, 2023 

Online training on Water Efficiency and Conservation
March 17 – 28, 2023

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PPROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS


Capacity Building

To improve capacities and understanding about issues of decentralized water management and augmenting water supply through rainwater harvesting, decentralized sewage including septage management and reuse or recycling of wastewater.


Research

To secure sustainability in urban water management for improved river flow and health.


Technical Knowledge Support for Model Projects

To increase knowledge about best practices regarding sustainable water and wastewater management including rainwater harvesting; sewage treatment; reuse and recycling of wastewater; water efficiency; and conservation, protection and management of urban water bodies;

KEY THEMATIC FOCUS AREAS

The comprehensive vision of this project is to promote water- sensitivity of cities in the Ganga Basin. The vision is being achieved through five key thematic focus areas
URBAN GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ☚
URBAN WATERBODIES MANAGEMENT ☚
DECENTRALISED WASTEWATER TREATMENT FOR LOCAL REUSE ☚
WATER EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION ☚

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Deepak Kumar
Arch Assistant/ (Urban Parks& DUHF) Delhi Development Authority

Surjyatapa Ray Choudhary
Associate - Urban Design Jana Urban Space Foundation

Sharad Yadav
Manager - Projects
HUDCO

KNOWLEDGE

Do you want to deep dive into the concepts of Water Sensitive Urban Design and Planning? Check out our one stop Resource Library for CSE’s Practitioner’s Guide, latest publications, recommended readings and so much more.

Water-sensitive urban design and planning (WSUDP) integrates the urban water cycle, water supply, wastewater, storm-water and groundwater management with spatial and urban design.

First Practitioner’s Guide in India by CSE, demonstrating green infrastructure as one of the solutions to overcome the emerging water management issues - of water supply and quality regulation and moderation of extreme flood events.

This guide attempts to mainstream water efficiency and conservation (WEC) from policy to practice. It provides guidance with regard to practicing WEC for effective planning of water-secure cities.

This Template is a roadmap for sustainable urban water management. It helps cities know where they stand in terms of sustainable practices, and how they need to proceed with their water resources.

Roadmap for Implementation of Water-Sensitive Urban Design and Planning (WSUDP) in Uttar Pradesh: Stormwater Harvesting in Parks and Open Spaces
Centre for Science and Environment.(2020)

Roadmap for Implementation of Water-Sensitive Urban Design and Planning in Delhi
Centre for Science and Environment.(2020)

PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CSE AND NMCG

This initiative has been developed under a partnership between CSE and NMCG for capacity building for making cities in the Ganga basin water-sensitive and improving the river flow and health.

Capacity building of ULBs has been one of the important components identified in the integrated Namami Gange programme and the World Bank-assisted Ganga II programme. This component is critical, considering that it aims at behavioural changes in the ULB officials including representatives for creating an enabling environment and for addressing challenges in implementation of Namami Gange programme.

The proposal is to sensitize and build capacities of 1300+ functionaries (of ULBs, state and Centre, including NMCG),among them elected representatives and other key actors.

CONTACT US

CENTRE FOR SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT, INDIA

Address: 41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi-110062, India

Phone: 91-11-2995 5124 / 6110 (Ext. 244)

Email: water@cseindia.org

Fax 91-11-2995 5879