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Water Governance | Urban water supply | Irrigation | STS (views are personal)
Bengaluru, India
Joined February 2010
My op-ed in today’s The Hindu critiques the per capita water supply standard — highlighting its lack of empirical grounding, objective rationale & validity. .#WaterPolicy #UrbanPlanning #Sustainability #India #PublicPolicy #Standards
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A city that sidelined its groundwater now depends on it. My piece for @scroll_in on Mumbai’s silent water crisis. 🔗
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The commercial capital’s reliance on water tankers is a man-made crisis resulting from misplaced priorities.
#Mumbai has significant groundwater reserves that have been used for decades, mainly for non-potable purposes. Yet, it faces acute shortages. The real issue is not scarcity, but inequity and inefficiency in water distribution, writes Sachin Tiwale.
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Despite 3.8B litres/day from dams, many in Mumbai rely on tankers tapping groundwater—a source neglected for decades. In my piece for @scroll_in, I explain why we don’t need new dams—we need better governance. 🔗 #Mumbai #WaterCrisis.
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The commercial capital’s reliance on water tankers is a man-made crisis resulting from misplaced priorities.
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Water scarcity can't be solved with quick fixes or fragmented solutions. We need science-based, participatory, and integrated water management – focused on equity, sustainability & long-term planning. Our piece in @Ideas4India.
Maharashtra is prone to droughts, with adverse impacts on agriculture & livelihoods. In this post, @SachinTiwale & @Vin_Sank (@atree_org) discuss 2 soil & water conservation schemes in the state, and suggest an integrated approach to address water scarcity.
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RT @atree_org: Rethink water access standards! 💧 Read the op-ed by @SachinTiwale in The Hindu: #WaterPolicy #UrbanP….
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RT @AnjaliB_: Intriguing! It’s been one month since the Supreme Court passed a resolution reg public disclosure of assets of judges, yet no….
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Does Mumbai need another dam? No—we already have enough water. I recently spoke with @gokarn_shruti from @citizenmatters about Mumbai’s piped water supply challenges. Need to prioritise efficient, equitable, and sustainable use of the water we already have.
Mumbai's water shortage isn't supply-related but due to leaks and theft. ATREE Fellow.@SachinTiwale highlights that improving the water distribution network spread across the city is essential to ensure the delivery of adequate and equitable water for all. For more information
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RT @atree_org: Bengaluru faces a severe water shortage. Learn more about solutions and expert insights from @sachintiwale : .
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My article in today's Loksatta commenting on the tanker association strike in Mumbai last week, the resulting narrative around water scarcity, and the government's approval for the Gargai dam in that context.
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मुंबईसारख्या शहरात आजही मोठ्या लोकसंख्येला पाण्यासाठी टँकरवर अवलंबून राहावे लागत असेल तर तिथल्या पाण्याच्या व्यवस्थापनाचा पुनर्विचार करण्याची गरज आहे.
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🚰 It’s time to move beyond centralised piped water supply and recognise, support, and mainstream alternative water systems that are already making a difference on the ground.
We need to go beyond the centralised piped water supply (CPWS) model and recognise the valuable contribution of alternative systems, which cannot be ignored or replaced.
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RT @atree_org: Join the Intersectionality Talk Series for Dalit History Month with Bezwada Wilson, who advocates against manual scavenging….
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Mumbai doesn’t need more dams—we need better water management. The city has enough surface and groundwater. Dams won’t fix the real issues: low pressure, poor quality, inadequate supply, and erratic timings.
On the surface, Mumbai has enough water. Its reservoirs brim with monsoon rain, its infrastructure spans decades of development. And yet, in daily life, water remains an elusive privilege — scarce not because of nature, but because of neglect, design, and politics.
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RT @SOAS_SAI: PhD scholarship for candidate who wants to create and pursue their own socio-legal research project on sectoral water conflic….
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🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨. 💧 Is piped water enough? In Kolkata & Chennai, households rely as much on packaged water & groundwater. If these alternatives are indispensable, why aren’t they part of policy?. Time to think beyond the pipe! 🌍.📖 Read more:
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RT @The_Nehru: Today, I taught Narendra how to face the press fearlessly and not become a laughing stock on the global stage!. He was shock….
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Sharing a paper, I co-authored with Vinay Sankar, analysing the trajectory of soil and water conservation activities in Maharashtra, published in the Review of Environment and Development, a special issue of @epw_in
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RT @envplane: OnlineFirst - "What standards do and whom they serve: Fixing, practising and delivering per capita water supply standards in….
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This paper examines how the per capita standards of water supply are fixed, practised and delivered in cities in India. The per capita standard of water supply ...
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🚰 Just Published:. 💧The per capita water supply standard shapes urban water systems, defines consumption & shortage, and extraction from hinterlands. 💧This paper explores the disconnect between setting, planning, and delivering per capita standards and associated politics.
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