Training and Workshop: Sustainability and Circularity of Water and Wastewater Management in Rural and Peri-Urban Areas

The Government of India’s Jal Jeevan Mission, an ambitious programme for supplying drinking water in rural areas, has connected more than 80 per cent of households in these areas to piped water supply. The challenge now is to ensure a safe and secured water supply system – which is possible by recharging sources and managing wastewater sustainably.

To understand what is happening on the ground and to explore what is working and what is not, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), in collaboration with TATA Trusts, has conducted comprehensive studies in select rural areas of Banda in Uttar Pradesh and Pali in Rajasthan, as well as in the peri-urban areas of Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh (since the challenges are not restricted to rural areas only). CSE and TATA Trusts are bringing the learnings and experiences from these studies in a specially curated training and workshop (see details).

PART I
TRAINING- MAY 20-21, 2026

To be conducted at CSE’s state-of-the-art residential campus in Nimli, Anil Agarwal Environment Training Institute (AAETI), the two-day programme will build on the action agenda from the studies in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to help the states move towards a safe and secured household water supply in their rural and peri-urban areas. The training will also focus on wastewater, its impact on water sources, the challenges of managing it, and the solutions. It will help the trainees understand the best models of fund flow, how the work of different departments and agencies of government converge, and community participation through best management practices.

Besides lectures, interactive sessions and discussions, the training will contain pre- and post-assessment quizzes and questionnaires, classroom exercises, field visits, interactions with local communities and officials, and visits to ‘live models’ at AAETI to understand the working of RWH

PART II
WORKSHOP- MAY 22, 2026

A national workshop will be held in India Habitat Centre in New Delhi, following the training programme – the aim is to scale up the solutions for sustainability of water sources from the state to the national level. Besides the core group of trainees, a larger representation from different states is expected to attend the workshop.

The workshop will focus on sharing success stories on best management practices, and water-wastewater management in rural areas that are transitioning into urban. Three reports by CSE will be officially released on the occasion.

PLEASE NOTE

• Registration will not lead automatically to participation. Only those who receive a confirmation from CSE will be eligible for participation.
• The first preference in participation will be given to individuals nominated by the government.
• You may register for one or both the events.
• For nominated government officials, travel cost to Delhi and back will have to be borne by the respective nominating department/authority/state. For the rest, the travel cost to Delhi and back will be borne by the participants themselves.
• CSE will arrange the travel from CSE’s main office in Delhi to the training centre (AAETI) in Rajasthan and back.
• Interested applicants can opt for any one or both the events. n AAETI is a green residential training campus of CSE. The accommodation and meals will be arranged at AAETI for all the training participants. Participants should follow the AAETI rules during their period of training on the campus (see attached guidelines).
• There is no fee for attending the workshop.

What can we offer at the end of the programme?

• Completion certificate at the end of the programme*
• Part of CSE’s training alumni under “School of Water and Waste” to access CSE’s publications on water. T & C apply *
• E-alerts for CSE webinars, trainings and workshops
• CSE’s E-Newsletters

 

For more details, please contact: 

EVENT DIRECTOR

SUBRATA CHAKRABORTY
Director
Water Programme, CSE
subrata.chakraborty@cseindia.org

PRADEEP KUMAR MISHRA
Deputy Programme Manager
Water, CSE
Email: pradeep.mishra@cseindia.org
Mobile: 8085443793