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AUG 2024  
Editorial
Editorial

India, with a rapidly growing population and urbanized landscape, is grappling with an increasing gap between water demand and supply—thereby compounded sewage generation. This water risk is intrinsically linked with climate change that is disrupting the rainfall patterns, and posing serious threats and vulnerabilities for communities across all regions in India. Given this backdrop, it is imperative to re-evaluate India’s water resource management scenario. The safe reuse of treated water is emerging as an alternative solution to the growing water stress and associated challenges. It is worth mentioning here that the advanced treatment technologies enable in recycling the wastewater for various non-potable uses, such as irrigation, industrial processes, and toilet flushing.

This month, our cover story on safe reuse of treated water (SRTW) highlights that this sustainable approach has the potential to address multiple issues: (a) the gap between water demand and supply, (b) contamination from untreated sewage discharge, and (c) the unpredictability of water availability due to erratic rainfall. As India faces increasing environmental challenges from climate change and dwindling resources, effective water management is crucial. SRTW decreases our need for freshwater for non-potable purposes, reduces water stress by bridging the gap between water demand and supply, and helps us mitigate the impacts of climate change on water availability.

To support the cause, the Government of India has various flagship programmes to provide technical and financial assistance to state governments. The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 scheme offers significant opportunities to promote and implement safe reuse of treated water (SRTW) across India  indicating a proactive step ahead for addressing future water needs and envisaging  circular economy in water sector.

However, for effective implementation of SRTW in a city, a pre-feasibility assessment should be carried out, which maps the supply and demand of water, identifying multiple roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders, and assessing the wastewater management. At the subnational level, a greater emphasis must be placed on developing state-specific policies and guidelines for an increased uptake of the safe reuse of treated water approach and its enforcement. Transitioning to a circular economy in the water sector and ensuring water security in India calls for large-scale adoption of sustainable approach briefed above.  Consequently, this will result in charting out the pathway for self-sustenance of sewage management assets and eventually help in building financial resilience.  

I am confident that the articles in this edition of TerraGreen will strongly resonate with our readers. Your insightful suggestions have significantly enhanced the publication, and I encourage you to keep sharing your valuable ideas and feedback.

   
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Nominations open for CSP Today India awards 2013


The inaugural CSP Today India awards ceremony takes place on March 12, and CSP developers, EPCs, suppliers and technology providers can now be nominated.

CSP has made tremendous progress since the announcement of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission in 2010. With Phase I projects now drawing closer to completion, the first milestone in India's CSP learning curve is drawing closer. CSP Today has chosen the next CSP Today India conference (12-13 March, New Delhi) as the time for the industry to reflect upon its progress and celebrate its first achievements.

At the awards ceremony, industry leaders will be recognized for their achievements in one of 4 categories: CSP India Developer Award, CSP India Engineering Performance Award, CSP India Technology and Supplier Award, and the prestigious CSP India Personality of the Year.

Matt Carr, Global Events Director at CSP Today, said at the opening of nominations that "CSP Today are excited to launch these esteemed awards, which will enhance the reputation of their recipients. I am particularly excited to launch the CSP India Personality of the Year award, a distinguished honor for the industry figure deemed worthy by their peers."

All eyes will be on the CSP Today India 2013 Awards when nomination entry closes on March 4 and the finalists are announced on March 11. The awards are open to all industry stakeholders to nominate until March 4 at
http://www.csptoday.com/india/awards-index.php or by e-mail to awards@csptoday.com

Contact:
Matt Carr
+44 (0) 20 7375 7248
matt@csptoday.com