Where water meets the city
Discover stories, solutions and strategies to rethink how water flows through our urban lives.
Urban Waters is a platform that aims to bring together the collective knowledge, experience, and practice of many individuals, communities, practitioners, citizen activists and researchers working on the issues of water in cities in India. It seeks to inform, guide and provide resources aimed at making us water-literate, community-oriented problem solvers who can act responsibly to protect our common urban water resources.
Cities
Field Stories
From Thirst to Transformation
Restoring the Bavkhals of Vasai
Million Wells Initiative – Bengaluru
4th edition of Urban Waters Forum, Dhanbad
The fourth edition of the Urban Waters Forum was held from February 5-7, 2025, at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, bringing together 65+ participants from academia, civil society organizations, journalism, and water experts. This year, we turned our focus toward small towns of India where much of India’s growth is expected to occur in the coming years.
Reports
