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Governance Strategies for Sustainable Urban Freshwater Resources in Telangana

Author(s) Dr. N. Rajkumar
Country India
Abstract Telangana's rapid urbanisation has placed severe pressure on its freshwater ecosystems, exacerbating the demand-supply gap, accelerating lake encroachments, and deepening groundwater depletion across major urban centres. The paper reviews how to govern and implement strategic interventions to make sure that urban freshwater resources within the state are managed sustainably. Based on the secondary data, through government reports, institutional studies, and recent policy reviews, the study maps the existing situation of urban water bodies, supply systems, and regulatory systems that are in place in Hyderabad and secondary cities, such as Warangal, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, and Khammam. The analysis shows that there are major gaps of inter-agencies coordination, water body protection laws enforcement, and equal distribution of water. The paper suggests a combined governance architecture, which includes institutional restructuring, demand-side management, which is achieved by using smart metering, decentralised wastewater reuse, and community-based stewardship models. It further posits that long-term sustainability necessitates institutionalizing urban water governance in greater Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) policies that would be in line with the Jal Jeevan Mission and the Telangana Drinking Water and Sanitation policies. The results are relevant to the growing body of sub-national water governance research in India on rapidly urbanising semi-arid areas.
Keywords urban freshwater governance, Telangana, Hyderabad water management, Integrated Water Resource Management, lake conservation, groundwater depletion, Jal Jeevan Mission, demand-side management
Field Biology > Zoology
Published In Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2025
Published On 2025-05-03
Cite This Governance Strategies for Sustainable Urban Freshwater Resources in Telangana - Dr. N. Rajkumar - IJTAS Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2025. DOI 10.71097/IJTAS.v16.i5.1225
DOI https://doi.org/10.71097/IJTAS.v16.i5.1225
Short DOI https://doi.org/hbvdhj
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