11. Incentivising electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles through differential taxation and preferential Central Government depreciation rates. 1. Increasing water use efficiency in agriculture and Central and State industry to make room for expanding urban water Governments demand 2. Reducing wastage and leakage from existing water State Governments and city C. Sustainable utilities by improving efficiency in the system authorities water use including by introducing private sector in Cities concessionaires 3. Increasing local availability of water in surface State Governments and city water reservoirs and through ground water recharge authorities and water harvesting 4. Treating (sullage) to acceptable levels City authorities “grey and recycling for some purposes 5. Promoting use of water saving devices (low flush Central Government toilets, taps with aerators, etc.) by setting standards 6. Comprehensive treatment of sewage City authorities and State Pollution Control Boards 7. Appropriate pricing to cover cost of delivering City authorities and State fresh water and treating sewage Water Regulator 8. Establishment of a Water Regulatory Authority to establish equitable and financially viable user charges State Government for water 1. Municipalities to make arrangements for collecting City authorities to be 100 percent of the waste segregating at source if enforced by State Pollution possible, and processing to extract value. Control Boards 2. Organising different ways of extracting value from City authorities in waste including sale of recyclable waste (plastic and consultation with technical metal) and processing of bio-degradable waste to consultants produce compost/energy D. Waste 3. Promoting establishment of waste-to-energy plants City authorities and State Management with suitable incentivisation of private public Distribution Companies partnerships including payment of an incentive tariff supported by State for electricity generated. Electricity Distribution Commissions 4. Organising scientific landfills for disposal of City authorities residential inert waste 5. Organising citizen involvement in solid waste City authorities in management by empowering citizens groups to partnership with resident register complaints which can be tracked through welfare authorities and civil imaginative use of IT. societies Bibliography
11. Incentivising electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles through differential taxation and preferential depreciation rates. Central Government C. Sustainable water use in Cities 1. Increasing water use efficiency in agriculture and industry to make room for expanding urban water demand Central and State Governments 2. Reducing wastage and leakage from existing water utilities by improving efficiency in the system including by introducing private sector concessionaires State Governments and city authorities 3. Increasing local availability of water in surface water reservoirs and through ground water recharge and water harvesting State Governments and city authorities 4. Treating “grey (sullage) to acceptable levels and recycling for some purposes City authorities 5. Promoting use of water saving devices (low flush toilets, taps with aerators, etc.) by setting standards Central Government 6. Comprehensive treatment of sewage City authorities and State Pollution Control Boards 7. Appropriate pricing to cover cost of delivering fresh water and treating sewage City authorities and State Water Regulator 8. Establishment of a Water Regulatory Authority to establish equitable and financially viable user charges for water State Government D. Waste Management 1. Municipalities to make arrangements for collecting 100 percent of the waste segregating at source if possible, and processing to extract value. City authorities to be enforced by State Pollution Control Boards 2. Organising different ways of extracting value from waste including sale of recyclable waste (plastic and metal) and processing of bio-degradable waste to produce compost/energy City authorities in consultation with technical consultants 3. Promoting establishment of waste-to-energy plants with suitable incentivisation of private public partnerships including payment of an incentive tariff for electricity generated. City authorities and State Distribution Companies supported by State Electricity Distribution Commissions 4. Organising scientific landfills for disposal of residential inert waste City authorities 5. Organising citizen involvement in solid waste management by empowering citizens groups to register complaints which can be tracked through imaginative use of IT. City authorities in partnership with resident welfare authorities and civil societies Bibliography
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