the ever-increasing population of many of the world’s towns and cites is placing enormous pressure on urban infrastructure, water supply and human resources. This contributes significantly to urban environmental problems. As new water sources become more difficult and costly to develop, increasing attention is given to managing water demand through pricing mechanisms, and to reducing the proportion of water lost unaccounted for.

With the experience ganed on projects bhadrashilp is well placed to meet the social, environmental and technical challenges of providing urban water and sanitation services.

As population densities increase, traditional methods for disposing of waste become increasingly inadequate. Resultant water bome disease often lead to death and debilitating illness, especially in the developing word.

Bhadrashilp sees the provision of sanitation as a dual imperative of public health and environmental protection. To develop appropriate solutions, the following issues must be considered in a holistic way.

• the appropriate use and disposal of water.
• the protection of surface water and groundwater
• breaking the cycle of disease transfer
• reduction of disease vectors
• sustainable recycling of nutrients
• social and cultural norms
• willingness and capacity to pay.