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a) Protection of the environment and safeguarding of health through the integrated management of water resources and liquid and solid waste;

b) Organisational reforms, promoting an integrated approach and including changes in procedures, attitudes, and behavior, and the full participation of women at all levels;

c) Community management of services, backed by measures to strengthen the capacity of local institutions in implementing and sustaining water and sanitation programmes;

d) Sound financial practices, achieved through better management of existing assets and extensive use of appropriate technologies

India produces about 42 million tons of urban solid waste annually. The per capita waste

generation varies between 0.2 kg. to 0.6 kg. per day, and the current municipal solid waste generation is estimated to be approximately 0.4 kg per capita per day.

 A meaningful urban transport policy would need to address the following:  Ensuring the fullest use of available transport infrastructure through low-cost optimization measures (Transport System Management techniques).

 Development, as appropriate, of cost effective road-based, rail-based and water based(where applicable) forms of public systems and inter-modal integration. Reducing emissions from motor vehicles. Land use – Transport integration. Urban

transport has to be recognized as a subsystem of the urban system, and transport

planning has to be given highest priority in urban planning.

Central and State Governments must provide higher levels of financial support

for urban transport projects. Innovative sources of financing must be explored. Schemes of urban investment such as the Mega City Project and IDSMT should

invariably address the requirements of the traffic and transport management. Development of suitable institutional mechanisms at the national, state and local levels for the planning, financing, construction and O&M of urban transportation systems.  Review of the policy of nationalization of urban public transport and bringing in the capital investment and management capabilities of the private sector with due regulation. Special attention to road-based public bus transport system since it is crucial especially for the lower income brackets.Increasing the capacity of the public bus systems is a key to reducing congestion

on roads in cities. It will also increase the access of the urban poor to social and

economic opportunities.