Abstract: The growing urban population and the developmental activities in rural India, both exert pressure on water supply and sewage systems. The existing infrastructure is incapable of meeting the ever-increasing demands for domestic as well as industrial water. The author argues that a judicial use of appropriate technologies is the answer to overcome the problems.
The author is a Senior Scientist in the Central Pollution Control Board. rmbhardwaj@gmail.com
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