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>Water >

Long Term Activity

Israel-India

> Business Guide >

2017

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ndia and Israel have experience similar water challenges.These

require a mixed set of interventions both on supply side such

as creating new water resources, desalination or expanding the

existing water resources, and on demand side,such as improving

water use efficiency,wastewater recycling,sewage treatment,reuse

and recycle.

1.Water Policy and Lessons from Israel

The relevance of an intelligent policy that considers advanced

technology and public participation has been the key to the success

of Israel in transforming it from a ‘desert’ into a water surplus area.

2. Integrated Management of Water Resources

Israel has undertaken various programs through the PPP models,

with major thrust on promoting new and innovative technology.

This combined with high public awareness through campaigns

has successfully instilled a sense of resource conservation amongst

the citizens.

3. Innovation & Long-Term Planning

Israel over the years,has been working towards water security with a

high percentage of sewage purification,water reuse,efficient water

use and desalination. This has been possible through continuous

innovations in planning, policies and tariffs.

Many parts of India

face similar challenges in terms of climate change, droughts,

highwater loss,changing land use,rising freshwater demands

and water pollution

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4. Customised application to the water sector in India

Political will and scientific considerations will lead to successful

applications. In situ treatment technologies will also have a key

role to play on a decentralized basis.

The various areas include

pricing models, adopting solutions

approach rather than a product approach,appropriate technology

and its customization best suited to India.

5.Water-Energy Nexus

There is strong linkage betweenWater & Energy and this is particularly

so in industries like power plants and steel that are major consumers

of water.

By focusing on these industrial sectors that are largest

water consumers could be the first step in contributing more

to the challenges of water in the industrial sector.

6. Smart solutions to check Non- RevenueWater

Smart solutions are gaining recognition with Smart Cities Initiative

of the Government of India, where the endeavour is to provide

water 24X7.

What’s done in India could be explored as models

where there was less water wastage, since it was the key to

Israel’s successful strategy.

There are several water and wastewater

India - Israel Collaboration in Water

opportunities in India – smart cities, recycle/reuse opportunities,

sewage treatment by industries, Clean Ganga Mission etc.

These

need to be capitalised appropriately through technology,policy

and awareness.

7.Water Management in Agriculture Sector

Water demand management in agriculture sector that uses close to

80% of water is an important area and trials related tomicro irrigation

that has been successful in Israel for different types of crops and in

rain fed areas could be taken up particularly in similar geographies.

Focus should also be on using the Centres of Excellence that

have been set up in India to further the above.

L to R: Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, Prof. Joseph

Klafter, President, Tel Aviv University exchanging the signed MoU.

Also seen in the background are Mr.Amar Sinha,Secretary (ER),MEA,

Government of India, Mr. Aharon Fogel, Chairman ZIM Integrated

Shipping Services Ltd., Mr. Jamshyd Godrej, Chairman, Godrej and

Boyce Mfg.Co.Ltd.and Ms.Kiran Pasricha,Executive Director & CEO,

Ananta Aspen Centre and Ananta Centre

Contributed by the Confederation of Indian Industry

CII-TWI &WRC-TAU – In theQuest

for Solutions in India’sWater Sector

CII-Triveni Water Institute (CII-TWI),CII’s Centre of Excellence

onWater and theWater Research Centre,Tel Aviv University

(WRC-TAU),Israel,entered into a MoU in December 2016.The

MoU signed by Mr.Chandrajit Banerjee,Director General,CII,

and Prof Joseph Klafter,President,Tel Aviv University,enhances

cooperation of the two countries on planning,designing,and

implementing new and innovative tools and technologies

that improve management of water in India. This includes

technology,management,policy reforms and advance tools

and techniques.

It covers various sectors namely,irrigation,industry,domestic

water use,wastewater management,municipal sewage recycle,

improving water use efficiency,training and capacity building,

andmost importantly implementing of strategies in drought

prone areas of India.

Finding solutions that are workable

and affordable