1. Introduction

1.1. Context

1.2. Objectives of the Study

1.3. Methodology

2. The Legal, Institutional and Policy Regime for the Control of Water Pollution in India

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Water Quality Monitoring in India

2.3. Legal and Institutional Regime for Water Quality Management

2.4. Issues Related to Pollution Control

3. Status of Water Quality in India and Compliance with Pollution Control Norms

3.1. An Overview of Water Quality Status in India

3.2. Compliance with Pollution Control Norms

3.3. Findings and Conclusions

4. Effectiveness of Wastewater Collection and Treatment Systems

4.1. Wastewater Generation and Collection in India's Urban Area

4.2. Sewage Treatment Capacity

4.3. Sanitation Access in Urban India

4.4. Findings and Conclusion

5. Health Impacts of Water Pollution and Contamination

5.1. Overview of Public Health Impacts of Water Contamination in India

5.2. Case Studies on Water Pollution and Impacts on Public Health

5.3. Findings and Conclusions

6. Reuse of Treated Wastewater: Present Scenario

6.1. Introduction

6.2. Cases of Reuse of Treated Wastewater

6.3. Concluding Remarks

7. Wastewater Treatment Technologies and Costs

7.1. The Context

7.2. Conventional or Centralized Wastewater Treatment

7.3. Treatment Technologies Used in Sewage Treatment Plants: Performance and Costs

7.4. Decentralized Systems for wastewater treatment: Performance and Costs

7.5. Findings and Conclusion

8. Case Studies on Performance of Wastewater Treatment Systems

8.1. Introduction

8.2. General Profile of the Plants and Locations

8.3. Working of the Wastewater Treatment Plants

8.4. Findings and Conclusion

9. Environmental Sustainability and Economic Viability

9.1. Introduction

9.2. Environmental Sustainability vs Economic Viability

9.3. Findings and Conclusion

10. Growth of Treatment Plants and Reuse of Treated Wastewater

10.1. Introduction

10.2. Future Growth of Treatment Plants and Wastewater R