Tag: Sustainable Management

Budget 2025-26: Progress in Water Access but Gaps in Sustainable Management

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Syamal-Sarkar

The Government has extended the 100% water access to Rural household’s completion date by 2028 with enhanced outlay. The Finance Minister has also located Rs 67000 crores in the budget during 2025-26 for water and sanitation schemes under Jal Jeevan Mission programme which is less than the last year’s BE 2024-25, although higher than RE 2024-25. In 2019, the Government announced the completion of safe and universal rural water access by 2024. As of now there are about 19 crore rural households and about 80% households were given pipe water…

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Integrated Catchment Systems: A paradigm shift in Sustainable Management

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Water is a scarce and at-risk resource, facing pressures from climate change, population growth, urbanization, and pollution. Mike Morris, Technical Director at Stantec, highlights the need for a holistic approach to sustainable management that considers the interconnectedness of various factors within defined catchment areas. Integrated Catchment System Management (ICSM) aims to ensure sustainable management of water and related resources by recognizing the interactions between social, political, and environmental elements. This approach encourages collaboration among stakeholders to develop shared visions for river catchments. For example, United Utilities partnered with Greater Manchester…

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