builds the case for WDM. Important aspects that form part of WDM strategies in Gwalior are discussed in subsequent sections. Water demand management strategies can be broadly categorised and discussed under three heads: Technical, Financial and Institutional. Accordingly, this report discusses the proposed strategies and their implementation plan as individual Chapters 4, 5 and 6). A systems approach has been adopted while formulating different WDM strategies for Gwalior. Implementation of the proposed WDM strategies needs to be undertaken in a phased manner, as this shall require bringing in some changes in the existing framework. Short-term actions should ideally be implemented within 2 years of time and shall create a foundation for medium-term and long-term actions. Medium term actions need to be implemented within next 2 years of the implementation of short-term actions. Time frame for implementation of long-term actions could be decided on the basis of experiences and lessons drawn from the earlier phases of implementation. It is well realised that implementation of these strategies shall face different obstacles, which have been identified and an approach to address the same has also been recommended. The relevant institutions and stakeholders to be involved in the process of implementation are also identified. Some of these strategies1 need to implemented on a pilot scale and then replicated on a larger scale after incorporating lessons and best practices learnt in the process. It is further recommended that a Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) approach, as shown in Figure 4.1, should be followed for implementation of the recommended strategies.
Figure 4.1 PDCA Approach
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