ABB: BCM: Billion Cubic Metres BHC: benzene hexachloride CGWB: Central Groundwater Board CMDA: Chennai Metro

Development Authority CMWSSB: Chennai Metro Water Supply & Sewage Board CPCB: Central Pollution Control Board CSE: Centre for Science and Environment Cusecs: Cubic feet per second DDT: Dichloro-Dipphenyl-Trichloroethane DWSSDU: Delhi Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Unit Ha: Hectares HUDCO: Housing and Urban Development Corporation INTACH: Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage lpcd: Litres per capita per day kl: Kiloliters LIC: Life Insurance Corporation MGD: Million Gallons per Day MLD: Million Litres per Day PHED: Public Health Engineering Department PSI: Peoples Science Institute PSP: Private Sector Participation PWD: Public Works Department RWH: Rain Water Harvesting RWSS: Rural Water Supply and Sanitation UfW: Unaccounted for Water UWS: Urban Water Sector UWSS: Urban Water Supply and Sanitation