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population growth continue to signicantly reduce pressure was reviewed, reecting the
on freshwater resources while interconnected nature of river
place increasing pressure on
enhancing the sustainability and coastal ecosystems and
urban water and sanitation
of wastewater treatment the need for integrated
systems, making it essential to
systems. This approach is approaches to environmental
expand treatment
increasingly being recognized
management.
infrastructure while as a key strategy for both
Driving Accountability for
improving the efciency of pollution reduction and water
Cleaner Rivers
existing facilities. security.
The Central Monitoring
The Committee emphasized Strengthening Floodplain
Management and Monitoring Committee serves as an
the need to expedite ongoing
Beyond wastewater important platform for
projects, improve operational
management, the review reviewing progress, identifying
performance of sewage
underscored the importance of implementation challenges,
treatment plants, and ensure
protecting river ecosystems and facilitating knowledge
compliance with through improved oodplain sharing among states. By
environmental standards. regulation and environmental regularly assessing
Effective sewage management ow management. Healthy performance and encouraging

remains one of the most oodplains play a vital role in corrective actions, the
groundwater recharge,
important pillars of river Committee helps maintain
biodiversity conservation, and
rejuvenation, directly momentum in the national
natural ood mitigation,
inuencing pollution loads effort to restore and protect
making their protection
entering rivers and other essential for long-term river rivers.

water bodies. health. As India advances its river
Advancing Water Reuse and The Committee also rejuvenation agenda,
Resource Recovery emphasized the need for sustained monitoring, effective
The meeting also highlighted stronger monitoring governance, and collaborative
mechanisms and timely action will remain essential to
the growing importance of
reporting by states. Regular achieving cleaner waterways,
treated wastewater reuse as
submission of Monthly healthier ecosystems, and
part of sustainable water
Progress Reports and active improved quality of life for
resource management. States functioning of River
communities that depend on
and Union Territories were Rejuvenation Committees
them. The deliberations of the
encouraged to strengthen were identied as important
21st CMC meeting reafrmed
efforts toward adopting and tools for tracking this commitment, highlighting
implementation progress and
implementing policies for the collective responsibility of
ensuring effective coordination
reuse of treated water, thereby institutions and states in
among stakeholders.
promoting a circular water safeguarding the nation’s
In addition, the status of
economy. precious water resources for
action plans for management
The productive utilization of of pollution in coastal areas future generations.
treated wastewater for non-

potable purposes such as
agriculture, landscaping,
industrial processes, and
urban applications can

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