Bhubaneswar, April 29 -- The Odisha government has notified the "Policy on Reuse of Treated Used Water (TUW) of Urban Odisha, 2026" in an apparent attempt to provide a comprehensive roadmap to transform used water from a waste by-product into a valuable economic resource, addressing the growing seasonal and spatial water stress across urban centres of the state, said officials today.
The notification sets ambitious and time-bound targets, including achieving 100 per cent collection, conveyance, and treatment of used water across all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) by 2030, ensuring at least 20 pc reuse of treated water by the same year, and scaling up reuse to a minimum of 50 pc by 2036.
At present, Odisha generates approximately 1,104 Million ...