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Cabinet approves signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between India and Denmark on cooperation in the field of Water Resources Development and Management

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between India and Denmark on collaboration in the area of water resources development and management, and this knowledge was shared with the Union Cabinet, presided over by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi.

Broad areas of cooperation envisaged in the MoU are:

• Digitalisation and ease of information access
• Integrated and smart water resources development and management;
• Aquifer mapping, groundwater modelling, monitoring and recharge;
• Efficient and sustainable water supply at household level,
• including reduction of non-revenue water and energy consumption;
• River and water body rejuvenation to enhance liveability, resilience and economic development;
• Water quality monitoring and management;
• Sewage/wastewater treatment including circular economy for reuse/recycling of wastewater, including comprehensive sludge management and maximizing use of renewable energy in field of water supply and sanitation;
• Climate change mitigation and adaptation, including nature based solutions.
• River centric urban planning including urban flood management
• Nature based liquid waste abatement measures for peri-urban and rural areas.

Through direct cooperation between officials, academics, water sectors, and industry in the areas under scope of cooperation, the MoU will thus broadly strengthen cooperation in the sphere of water resources development and management; rural water supply; and sewage/wastewater treatment.

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