Stakeholder views, financing and policy implications for reuse of wastewater for irrigation: a case from Hyderabad, India

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dc.creatorStarkl, M.
dc.creatorBrunner, N.
dc.creatorAmerasinghe, Priyanie H.
dc.creatorJampani, Mahesh
dc.creatorKumar, D.
dc.creatorAsolekar, Shyam R.
dc.creatorSonkamble, S.
dc.creatorAhmed, S.
dc.creatorWajihuddin, M.
dc.creatorPratyusha, A.
dc.creatorSarah, S.
dc.date2015
dc.date2016-11-01T13:39:33Z
dc.date2016-11-01T13:39:33Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:39:50Z
dc.descriptionWhen flowing through Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana, India, the Musi River picks up (partially) treated and untreated sewage from the city. Downstream of the city, farmers use this water for the irrigation of rice and vegetables. Treatment of the river water before it is used for irrigation would address the resulting risks for health and the environment. To keep the costs and operational efforts low for the farmers, the use of constructed wetlands is viewed as a suitable option. Towards this end, the paper investigates the interests and perceptions of government stakeholders and farmers on the treatment of wastewater for irrigation and further explores the consumer willingness to pay a higher price for cleaner produced vegetables. Full cost recovery from farmers and consumers cannot be expected, if mass scale treatment of irrigation water is implemented. Instead, both consumers and farmers would expect that the government supports treatment of irrigation water. Most stakeholders associated with the government weigh health and environment so high, that these criteria outweigh cost concerns. They also support the banning of irrigation with polluted water. However, fining farmers for using untreated river water would penalize them for pollution caused by others. Therefore public funding of irrigation water treatment is recommended.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/77500
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/162087
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceStarkl, M.; Brunner, N.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie; Jampani, Mahesh; Kumar, D.; Asolekar, S. R.; Sonkamble, S.; Ahmed, S.; Wajihuddin, M.; Pratyusha, A.; Sarah, S. 2015. Stakeholder views, financing and policy implications for reuse of wastewater for irrigation: a case from Hyderabad, India. Water, 7(1):300-328. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/w7010300
dc.subjectwastewater irrigation
dc.subjectirrigation water
dc.subjectwastewater treatment
dc.subjectwater reuse
dc.subjectwater pollution
dc.subjectstakeholders
dc.subjectfinancing
dc.subjectpolicy
dc.subjectriver basins
dc.subjectwetlands
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectvegetables
dc.subjecthealth hazards
dc.titleStakeholder views, financing and policy implications for reuse of wastewater for irrigation: a case from Hyderabad, India
dc.typeJournal Article

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