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Urban wastewater and agricultural reuse challenges in India

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  • Amerasinghe, Priyani H.
  • Bhardwaj, Rajendra Mohan
  • Scott, Christopher A.
  • Jella, Kiran
  • Marshall, Fiona

Abstract

Urban wastewater management has become a challenge in India as infrastructural development and regulations have not kept pace with population growth and urbanization. Annually, more and more people are moving into cities, and the figures are expected to reach about 600 million by 2030 making India more peri-urban than rural. This study attempted to analyze the current status of wastewater generation, its uses and livelihood benefits especially in agriculture, based on national data and case studies from Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Kanpur and Kolkata.

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  • Amerasinghe, Priyani H. & Bhardwaj, Rajendra Mohan & Scott, Christopher A. & Jella, Kiran & Marshall, Fiona, 2013. "Urban wastewater and agricultural reuse challenges in India," IWMI Reports 147104, International Water Management Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:iwmirp:147104
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.147104
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