‘Sewage disposal most flawed part of urban planning in India’

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‘Sewage disposal most flawed part of urban planning in India’ [1]

Slums account for a quarter of the urban population, but get only one twentieth of the total water supply, said Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Monday, referring to the sharp inequity in water supply in the country.

Expressing concern over the quality of water and the declining water table, he said: “Even the lucky one’s who are connected to the regular water supply system, get water of dubious quality, in an erratic manner. The solution being pursued is to bore wells, which is in turn is leading to an alarming decline in the water table, engendering a possible national groundwater crisis.”

Publication Date:

05/03/2013

Source: Hindu (New Delhi) [2]

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India [3], Water Supply [4], Water Quality [5], Groundwater [6], CSE [7], Anil Agarwal [8], Water Conservation [9], Water Pricing [10], Water Resources [11], Sewage [12], Wetlands [13], Lake Pollution [14], Water Management [15], River Pollution [16], Wastewater Recycling [17], Water Pollution [18]

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