Impact of Population on Water Supply in India

This article discusses the impact of population on water supply in India, including social, environmental, and economic considerations. It covers alternative solutions and optimum selection methodology, social considerations, environmental considerations, economic considerations, and quantification and costing. The article emphasizes the importance of proper planning and collaboration between the government, companies, and society to ensure successful completion of water supply projects in India.

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Impact of population on water supply in India
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Table of Contents
Assessment-3: Project Portfolio.................................................................................................2
Week 9....................................................................................................................................2
1. Alternate solution and optimum selection methodology....................................................2
Week 10..................................................................................................................................3
2. Social considerations..........................................................................................................3
Week 11..................................................................................................................................5
3. Environmental considerations............................................................................................5
Week 12..................................................................................................................................6
4. Economic considerations....................................................................................................6
Week 13..................................................................................................................................8
5. Quantification and costing..................................................................................................8
Reference..................................................................................................................................10

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Assessment-3: Project Portfolio
Week 9
1. Alternate solution and optimum selection methodology
A direct approach can be provided to obtain a solution so that the construction of the
water supply in India can be done in a proper manner. It has been reported that a country like
India require water for daily activities and for the irrigation of the crops (Coale and Hoover
2015). The over dependence on the water body has a huge impact in the conservation of
water so that it can help the people of the country to continue with its normal life. The target
areas intended for the water supply need to be kept in mind so that the people can get the
required water needed for fulfilling the daily chores.
In the words of Cooper (2017), the risk and threat that need to be kept in mind for the
promotion of water conservation are important to analyse before taking any step towards the
conservation of water. Therefore, the Government of the country need to be kept in mind that
the proper utilisation of the resource is done and every people get equal share of the resource.
Therefore, the impact on the social, economic and environmental factors need to be kept in
mind so that for the promotion of the water conservation tactics that needs to be
implemented. The Government of India plays a key role by being involved in any type of
projects undertaken in the country.
Hence, it is necessary that an alternative solution be obtained so that the projects
undertaken by the engineers can be done successfully without the interference from the
Government. The solution can be in the form of developing political allies between the two
countries so that both the Government can work in a harmonious manner. The interference of
the Government can be mitigated if the companies have a mutual alliance and trust over one

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another is maintained. This can help in the successful completion of the project and ensure
that the biggest problem that is faced in the country can be mitigated.
According to Friberg (2018), it is necessary to develop an optimum method so that the
data collected can help in the successful completion of the project. The data collected need to
understand the work that is required to be done and the purpose behind the development of
alternate solution. Hence, it can be said that a proper collection of the data can be done after
analysing the impact water conservation have on the social, economic and environmental
factors of a country. As such the life style followed by the Indian, people are analysed to
understand the utilisation of the resource.
de Jesus Gaffney et al. (2015) is of the opinion that in countries like India, it is
necessary to conduct a population analysis so that the distribution of the water can be done in
an effective manner. The aim of covering every area of the country need to be done based on
the population of the country. However, the biggest challenge needs to be the mitigation of
the Government interference and the threats of the climatic factors. These reasons are
considered as effective reasons for the failure of projects in the country.
Week 10
2. Social considerations
The people of a community or society are considered as the main stakeholders
particularly during the development of projects. This is mainly because of the fact that the
construction of projects requires support from the people of the society. Support from the
people of the society can be obtained by providing them with employment opportunities in
the projects. This can act as great motivators to the people and contribute in ensuring social
responsibilities of the project organisation. This can be achieved by ensuring that proper
cooperation is made with the society and the people residing in it.

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The CSR activities can help in providing the society with an objective to be involved
in the project. Nyerges et al. (2016) stated that that in India, gaining employment could be
difficult due to its vast population. Hence, being involved in a long time project can help the
people to be engaged in jobs and at the same time improve the economic condition of the
country and the society. Therefore, this can be considered as an important social
consideration that needs to be undertaken so that projects related to the water supply can be
performed successfully. The biggest threat is the population of the country and social factors
based on the population have a huge impact in the conservation of water.
The threat from the population of the country can be mitigated after considering the
corporate social responsibility of the project organisers. Every member of the society need to
be provided with the knowledge related to the development and adoption of sustainable
practises along with the ethical use of water. Therefore, it is necessary that the population of
India be provided with the knowledge of conserving the water and using it in a sustainable
manner for the future (Ohlan 2015).
The social responsibility of the population of India can assist in the development of
projects related to water supply. This is because, it is the responsibility of the people to
ensure that proper coordination and cooperation is maintained with the project planner so that
the problems related to water can be solved in an effective manner (Pagán et al. 2016). The
introduction of latest technologies can help in the development of the society as the people
using the technologies can implement it in future projects. At the same time, the population
can maintain sustainability and protection of the environment so that the rate of emission of
smog can be reduced.
The impact of the population on the society can be positive mostly from its
involvement with a society. This includes being involved with various activities of the society

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and contributing for its wellbeing. Hence, it can be said that for the development of the water
supply project the people in the society need to maintain the political factors that govern the
country (Jorgenson, Gollop and Fraumeni 2016). Political affairs concerning the political
parties govern the progress of a society and this results in possible negative impact that may
be faced in the society.
Week 11
3. Environmental considerations
Panayotou (2016) stated that the environmental factors are considered as the biggest
threat that exists in the modern word. The sustainability of an organisation is depended upon
the manner by which it conducts its activities. Not only the organisations but also the society
has duties towards protecting the environment so that they can live in harmony. It has been
seen that every member of a society need to work together to ensure that the natural
environment be kept safe so that the peaceful life of the people are not hindered. Hence, it
can be said that interrelation between the environmental factors and the societal factors
account for the success of a community.
The population of a country may have a positive as well as a negative impact in the
development of environmental stability. This is because with an increase in the population of
the country, the environmental factors such as protection of the water bodies are hampered.
This is because the excess population may contaminate the water supply of the country and
result in the hamper of life of the fishes and other aquatic animals. Denis, Zérah and
Mukhopadhyay (2017) are of the view that the people consuming the water may also be
hampered.
However, the positive effect of the population on economic consideration is that with
more people, the contribution towards the sustainability can improve. This requires a united

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effort from the people so that they can ensure that the environment is not polluted and that the
water supply project can be undertaken in a proper manner. The impact of the environment
factor renders the water to be harmful for consumption. It has been reported that the water in
India is not clean and can cause serious problems to the live of the people.
Gao and Wang (2014) is of the opinion that the water in India is polluted with various
smog and pollution. At the same time, the excess amount of vehicles also creates a cause of
the contamination of water. This is because the smoke emitted from the vehicles directly
affects the atmosphere, which in turn affects the water bodies. Hence, it is the important duty
of every people in the country to ensure that the environmental stability is maintained and
that the water supply in the country runs in an effective manner. The environmental
protection can help in the effective completion of the project and secure stability in the
environment of the country.
Hurrell (2016) stated that water is one of the most valuable resources that are
available to the human beings. In India, the application of water in every field provides for
the effective utilisation of the resource. Therefore, it is important that the natural resource be
preserved and maintained in a sustainable manner. Hence, the collaboration of the people can
help in maintaining such stability. At the same time, it is also necessary that the
manufacturing companies refrain from dumping wastes in the water. These actions can be
taken with the effective application of sustainable efforts.
Week 12
4. Economic considerations
Economic considerations are another factor that needs to be considered before the
implementation of projects. According to Davis (2017), the economy plays a crucial role as it
fluctuates continuously mainly because of the finances and the profitability of the country.

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The population of the country need to maintain its economic condition by analysing the
finances condition that exists. The economic constraint can be maintained by analysing the
financial condition of a country. In the case of India, the economy of the country may see
excessive fluctuation mainly because the country does business with international companies.
Therefore, this may create a huge problem while constructing projects. As stated by
Ivanova et al. (2016) the economic constraints of a country affects the rate of taxes, demand
and supply of products. This may create a huge negative impact particularly in the national
level, as with the construction of projects in the country; the Government may tend to provide
extra financial restriction on the people. In a country like India, the interference of the
Government plays an important role for the economic considerations and fluctuations. The
Government may provide assistance to a project undertaken but at the same time may deprive
the people from being financially stable.
In this regard, Jacobs (2016) is of the opinion that in the case of the water supply of
India, the economic considerations that need to be made is the demand and supply of the
resource and the manner in which it is used by the people. Therefore, tax imposed on the
consumption or use of water may prove as a huge problem for the majority of the population.
This is mainly because water is used for irrigation as well as for consumption all over India.
Hence, any economic constraint such as impose of tax may have a negative impact on the
population.
Mitigation of the factors that can control the economy need to be applied so that the
problems related to finance can be mitigated. To do so the Government of the country need to
ensure that the economic considerations of the country are mitigated by analysing the demand
and supply of all other factors. The activities of a business need to be taken into consideration
so that the economic considerations can be mitigated. In this case the Government need to

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impose taxes so that the activities of a business does not hamper the economic conditions of
the population.
Hutchings et al. (2017) is of the opinion that since India conducts business activities
with the UK and USA, any fluctuation in the economic constraint of these countries may pose
a threat for the economic condition of India. In the case of the water supply project, it is
necessary to consider that the economic conditions and the financial considerations of India
remain intact so that the country can provide the resource to the people in a proper manner.
Therefore, the role of the economic factors can be highly attributed with the role of the social
and the environmental factors.
Week 13
5. Quantification and costing
Quantification is considered as factors that are used for the measurement of factors
that are required for constructing projects. The project managers tend to improve the
observation skills that are required for conducting a project (Jaspers, Marty and Kiørboe
2018). The observations are mapped so that effective experience can be gathered while
completing a project. For example, it is necessary to quantify the resources and analyse the
costs of the resources so that the economic constraints can be maintained. The experiences of
the people need to quantity with the manner in which they approach the business.
At the same time, measurement is also required that can estimate the area required for
the completion of a project (Neumann et al. 2015). For example, in the case of the water
supply in India, it is necessary that the water supply project measure the areas that are needed
to be covered. Proper standards related to the engineering of the project need to be imposed
so that the water supply can be provided to every people for meeting the daily chores. The
units required for the construction of the project need to be maintained in a manner that

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provides a complete analysis of the supply chain in the country. Therefore, the cost of the
Indian economy also needs to be kept in mind for the successful implementation of projects
in the country.
The cost required for the construction of the water supply project requires providing
payment to the employees. At the same time, a scientific approach is also required to be
provided so that the project undertaken can be done in a systematic manner. The
quantification of the project need to be such that it covers the basic costs required for
conducting the business. At the same time, it is also necessary that the materials required are
validated so that major accidents related to the constriction of the projects can be mitigated
(Damodaran 2016). Some of the constraints that need to be analysed while constructing the
project include the time limitation and the lack of resources.
The cost of the project also needs to include the timeline required for the completion
of the project. This includes identifying the trained people that are required for the
construction of the project related to the water supply. According to Diaz-Chavez et al.
(2015), the measurement of the cost need to be estimated so that the time of the completion of
the project can be calculated. The cost and quantification of the water supply project need to
be based on the external factors that affect the business of a country. Hence, the social,
environmental and economic factors need to be considered for the successful completion of
the water supply.

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