Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Israel's water management model offers lessons for Warangal, says collector
A leader from a city in India went on a trip to Israel to learn how they take care of water.
Israel is a country that does not have much water, but it has clever ways to save and reuse it.
Nearly all of the dirty water people use is cleaned and used again for farming.
Israel also uses computer maps to find and fix leaky pipes.
Because of this, very little water gets wasted.
The leader wants to use these smart ideas back home in her city, Warangal.
Her city could get a better sewer system and cleaner drinking water.
Ponds in the city could also be fixed up so they can hold more water.
She even met India's ambassador in Israel to talk about working together on water.
Learning from Israel could help keep more water for people to use.
Hanumakonda District Collector Chahat Bajpai took part in an urban water management study tour in Israel from August 1 to 8.
The tour was organized by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for officials to study water conservation, wastewater treatment and reuse, urban water infrastructure and modern monitoring systems.
Bajpai highlighted Israel's desalination practices, reuse of nearly 90 per cent of treated wastewater for agriculture, GIS-based water infrastructure mapping and keeping non-revenue water below 5 per cent.
The experience is expected to help improve Warangal's underground sewerage system, drinking water supply, GIS-based infrastructure management, treated sewage reuse and restoration of urban ponds.
During the visit, she met Indian Ambassador to Israel J.P. Singh to discuss India-Israel cooperation in urban water management.
- Who
- Hanumakonda District Collector Chahat Bajpai and officials on an urban water management study tour
- What
- A study tour of Israel's water management model to learn lessons that can strengthen water security in Warangal
- When
- August 1 to 8
- Where
- Israel, with lessons to be applied in Warangal, Hanumakonda district
- Why
- To improve Warangal's water security by adopting Israel's conservation, reuse and modern monitoring practices
- Tour organizer
- Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- Tour dates
- August 1 to 8
- Treated wastewater reuse in Israel
- Nearly 90 per cent, used for agriculture
- Non-revenue water in Israel
- Below 5 per cent
- Topics studied
- Water conservation, wastewater treatment and reuse, urban water infrastructure, modern monitoring systems
- Planned improvements for Warangal
- Underground sewerage, drinking water supply, GIS-based infrastructure management, treated sewage reuse, urban pond restoration
- Key meeting
- Indian Ambassador to Israel J.P. Singh on India-Israel cooperation in urban water management