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Urban sewage treatment gap

Urban sewage treatment gap

National · 3 updates

Cities generating more sewage than they can treat: Parl panel report

India’s cities are generating far more sewage than they can treat; with an estimated 52,644 million litres per day (MLD) of sewage against an installed treatment capacity of 31,885 MLD, leaving a treatment gap of more than 20,700 MLD, a parliamentary standing committee report tabled on Tuesday said

HYDRAA to deploy sewage treatment in restored lakes

What a water-wise city would look like – and how India can get there

Durban and Bhubaneswar have protected water access for low-income households. Las Vegas and Bengaluru use higher tariffs to discourage excessive consumption. Seoul and Guwahati have strengthened planning rules to protect floodplains. Windhoek and Chennai show that treated wastewater can become a reliable source of water

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