Urban wastewater and agricultural reuse challenges in India

More than 1 million hectares of urban land in India could be irrigated for crops if wastewater was made safe for use. Lack of systematic data collection by municipalities makes it difficult to accurately assess the wastewater generation or estimate the total amount of urban area under wastewater irr...

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Autores principales: Amerasinghe, Priyanie H., Bhardwaj, R.M., Scott, C., Jella, Kiran, Marshall, F.
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Water Management Institute 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39932
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author Amerasinghe, Priyanie H.
Bhardwaj, R.M.
Scott, C.
Jella, Kiran
Marshall, F.
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Bhardwaj, R.M.
Jella, Kiran
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description More than 1 million hectares of urban land in India could be irrigated for crops if wastewater was made safe for use. Lack of systematic data collection by municipalities makes it difficult to accurately assess the wastewater generation or estimate the total amount of urban area under wastewater irrigation, so the potential of urban and peri-urban farming could be even greater. 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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spelling CGSpace399322025-11-07T08:45:22Z Urban wastewater and agricultural reuse challenges in India Amerasinghe, Priyanie H. Bhardwaj, R.M. Scott, C. Jella, Kiran Marshall, F. water management wastewater irrigation wastewater treatment urban areas sewage irrigated sites water quality water use water supply irrigated farming crop production drinking water health hazards sanitation households living standards income case studies gis More than 1 million hectares of urban land in India could be irrigated for crops if wastewater was made safe for use. Lack of systematic data collection by municipalities makes it difficult to accurately assess the wastewater generation or estimate the total amount of urban area under wastewater irrigation, so the potential of urban and peri-urban farming could be even greater. 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. 2013 2014-06-13T14:29:43Z 2014-06-13T14:29:43Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39932 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Bhardwaj, R. M.; Scott, C.; Jella, Kiran; Marshall, F. 2013. Urban wastewater and agricultural reuse challenges in India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 28p. (IWMI Research Report 147) doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2013.200
spellingShingle water management
wastewater irrigation
wastewater treatment
urban areas
sewage
irrigated sites
water quality
water use
water supply
irrigated farming
crop production
drinking water
health hazards
sanitation
households
living standards
income
case studies
gis
Amerasinghe, Priyanie H.
Bhardwaj, R.M.
Scott, C.
Jella, Kiran
Marshall, F.
Urban wastewater and agricultural reuse challenges in India
title Urban wastewater and agricultural reuse challenges in India
title_full Urban wastewater and agricultural reuse challenges in India
title_fullStr Urban wastewater and agricultural reuse challenges in India
title_full_unstemmed Urban wastewater and agricultural reuse challenges in India
title_short Urban wastewater and agricultural reuse challenges in India
title_sort urban wastewater and agricultural reuse challenges in india
topic water management
wastewater irrigation
wastewater treatment
urban areas
sewage
irrigated sites
water quality
water use
water supply
irrigated farming
crop production
drinking water
health hazards
sanitation
households
living standards
income
case studies
gis
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39932
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