Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
NEWater is directly supplied to industries to meet the non-potable water demand,
which accounts for 55% of the total water demand. Only a small proportion of
NEWater is used to augment freshwater in reservoirs for indirect potable reuse.
By 2060, it is estimated that approximately 70% of water demand in Singapore will
be non-domestic, and NEWater capacity would be expanded to provide for 55% of
total water demand.
The cost of producing NEWater is in the range of 0.30–0.50 SGD per cubic metre,
lower than the cost of producing desalinated water (0.50–1.00 SGD per cubic
metre). This has led the government to focus on development of NEWater systems
as a viable strategy to achieve self-sustenance in the water sector. The tariff for
NEWater is set at 1.9 SGD per cubic metre and reflects the full life cycle cost of
producing and supplying NEWater.
There are four NEWater plants in Singapore with a combined production capacity
of 531 million litres per day (MLD). A further 227 MLD is expected to come online
by the end of 2016. Two plants are operated by the Public Utility Board (PUB),
the public water utility of Singapore, while the other two are operated by private
companies under the Design Build Own Operate (DBOO) model.
(b)
Govardhan Eco Village
Govardhan Eco Village (GEV), a 70-acre sustainable farming community and
retreat centre on the foothills of the Sahyadri Mountains, 108km north of Mumbai,
India. It was founded by Radhanath Swami, the spiritual mentor for International
Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)’s Centre in Chowpatty, Mumbai. He
envisioned a sustainable farm community in India and inspired his followers to
create GEV.
Despite its humble beginnings in 2003, GEV is now an award-winning ecocommunity
where the technology of modern science combines with Vedic wisdom.
The range of initiatives of this community includes organic farming, livestock
care, eco-friendly architecture, water conservation measures, recycling of
wastewater and organic solid wastes through Soil Biotechnology based processes,
use of alternative energy options like solar power, etc. (See Fig 3)
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