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Experts reject privatisation of water supply as panacea to Delhi’s woes [1]

Say Govt. must focus on making the most of available resources

As Delhi gets ready to implement public-private partnership models in the city to plug water and revenue leaks and ensure round-the-clock supply, water conservation experts want the Administration to look beyond dams and private companies and focus instead on water harvesting, recycling and off-channel reservoirs.

Publication Date: 
21/08/2012
Smriti Kak Ramachandran [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Water Privatisation [4], Water Conservation [5], Water Harvesting [6], Water Management [7], Delhi Jal Board (DJB) [8], Planning Commission [9], Water Distribution [10], Drinking Water Scarcity [11], Yamuna [12], Water Resources [13], Wastewater Recycling [14], Water Supply [15], Delhi [16]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/smriti-kak-ramachandran
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-privatisation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-harvesting
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi-jal-board-djb
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/planning-commission
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-distribution
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water-scarcity
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/yamuna
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wastewater-recycling
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-supply
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi