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DDWS Leads 3rd District Collectors’ Peyjal Samvad to Strengthen Rural Water Governance & Service Delivery

Mar 10, 2026Mar 10, 2026 eawater

The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation held the 3rd edition of the District Collectors’ Peyjal Samvad, a platform designed to deepen district-level engagement and strengthen the quality and sustainability of drinking water services. With the central theme – “From Grassroot to Forefront”, the discussions focused on real-time service delivery performance, infrastructure functionality, source sustainability, water quality concerns & last-mile governance. Presentation on Commissioning & Handing Over Protocol A key segment featured a detailed presentation by Shri Sumit Priyadarshi, Deputy Advisor-NJJM, on the Commissioning Protocol and Handing Over Protocol for…

Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri C.r. Patil Launches Sujalam Bharat App

Mar 7, 2026Mar 7, 2026 eawater

The Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Shri C.R. Patil, today launched the Sujalam Bharat App, a digital initiative designed to transform rural drinking water governance by placing real-time information in the hands of citizens and institutions. The app has been developed with support from BISAG-N to enable geo-referencing, monitoring and management of rural water supply infrastructure under Jal Jeevan Mission. The Union Minister emphasized this marks a major step forward in ensuring transparency and strengthening community ownership in rural drinking water supply systems. The event witnessed online participation from representatives…

Officials Told to Submit Plans to Boost Groundwater

Mar 5, 2026Mar 5, 2026 eawater

Rajamahendravaram: District collector Kirti Chekuri has instructed officials to immediately submit a comprehensive report detailing future action plans and field-level measures to utilise every opportunity to increase groundwater levels in the district. The collector chaired a review meeting on Wednesday at her Camp Office with officials from the Irrigation, Groundwater, DWAMA, and Village/Ward Secretariat departments. During the meeting, the collector enquired about the groundwater statistics in the district. She directed DWAMA to prepare an integrated plan covering works like de-siltation, bush clearance, construction of soak pits, and restoration of water…

Ap Cabinet Green-lights Big-ticket Investments

Mar 2, 2026Mar 2, 2026 eawater

The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved investments worth over Rs. 15,000 crore focused on clean energy, infrastructure, manufacturing & tourism, signaling a push to accelerate capital inflows and job creation. The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, gave traction to long-pending infrastructure proposals while expanding incentives for sectors like quantum computing and electronics manufacturing. Water and Infrastructure The Cabinet granted revised administrative sanction for 506 projects under the State Water Action Plan, with a combined outlay of Rs. 9,514.63 crore, strengthening irrigation and drinking water supply. Renewable Energy The…

Smart Water Management: How Ai and Iot Can Solve India’s Urban Water Crisis

Feb 27, 2026Feb 27, 2026 eawater

N Nearly 600 million Indians endure high to extreme water scarcity, & over 21 cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru & Chennai, could run out of groundwater by 2030. According to NITI Aayog’s 2019 report, India’s per capita water availability is around 1,100 cubic meters, significantly below the water stress threshold of 1,700 cubic meters. By 2030, India’s water demand is estimated to be twice the available supply, implying severe scarcity. Smart Water Management: A Transformational Solution A decisive pivot to Smart Water Management (SWM) can make a transformational difference. Leveraging IoT…

Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri C. R. Patil Launches Jal Seva Aankalan to Assess Drinking Water Services

Feb 26, 2026Feb 26, 2026 eawater

In a significant step towards strengthening service delivery & community ownership under the Jal Jeevan Mission, the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, today e-launched Jal Seva Aankalan, a Gram Panchayat-led digital drinking water service functionality assessment tool. The initiative marks a decisive shift from infrastructure creation to sustained service delivery, placing Gram Panchayats and village institutions at the centre of assessing the regularity, adequacy, quality and sustainability of drinking water supply in Har Ghar Jal villages. Jal Seva Aankalan has been conceptualised as a…

Uk Government Unveils Revamped Environment Plan Backed by Major Funding for Nature Recovery

Feb 13, 2026Feb 13, 2026 eawater

The UK government has announced a strengthened Environmental Improvement Plan aimed at restoring England’s natural environment, cutting pollution and supporting sustainable economic growth. The revised strategy, published on Monday 1 December 2025, outlines a five-year roadmap backed by hundreds of millions of pounds to revitalise landscapes, improve air and water quality, and protect wildlife Under new measures, population exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) — a pollutant linked to asthma, lung disease and heart conditions — will be reduced by 30% by 2030 compared with 2018 levels. The target is…

India Installs 45,911 Solar Water Pumps in Maharashtra

Feb 12, 2026Feb 12, 2026 eawater

MSEDCL, the state-owned power distribution utility, announced that the state installed 45,911 solar water pumps in one month, completing its Guinness World Records attempt under the Magel Tyala Solar Pump initiative. MSEDCL said the deployment represents one of the largest and fastest renewable energy irrigation installations globally and was designed to expand solar-powered agricultural infrastructure across multiple districts in Maharashtra. Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd. emerged as the largest contributor to the installations, completing 8,846 solar pump systems, the highest total among participating companies. The audited period for the Guinness World…

Artificial Rain: First Cloud Seeding Trial Conducted in Parts of Delhi

Feb 11, 2026Feb 11, 2026 eawater

Delhi has conducted its first cloud-seeding trial, using aircraft to disperse silver iodide and sodium chloride over areas such as Burari and Karol Bagh. The initiative, led by the Delhi government in collaboration with IIT Kanpur, seeks to trigger artificial rainfall to wash out particulate pollution. This trial reflects a significant shift in Delhi’s environmental strategy; from reactive pollution control to proactive, technology-driven interventions. While cloud seeding has been used in other parts of the world, its application here underscores how water-industry thinking must increasingly overlap with meteorology and atmospheric…

The River Crisis: Why Industry Must Begin to Lead Cleanup

Feb 10, 2026Feb 10, 2026 eawater

India holds roughly 18% of the world’s population but only about 4% of its renewable freshwater resources, raising the stakes of river degradation. Across the country, untreated industrial wastewater contaminates rivers including the Yamuna, Ganga, Sabarmati and Jojari, with many tributaries critically degraded and facing functional collapse in coming decades. A major contributor is the textile and tannery industry, which consumes vast amounts of water and generates difficult-to-remove waste. Polluted rivers threaten drinking water, farm productivity, public health and local economies. Studies near Kanpur’s tanneries show chromium in groundwater far…