Dewas is an important industrial township situated in the Malwa Plateau in Madhya Pradesh.From 1980s onwards, the process of industrialisation and urbanisation increased at a fast pace in Dewas. The industrial township in Dewas has approximately 450 industries. With increasing industrialisation and urbanisation, water demand also increased for industrial as well as for urban use in the town. This report discusses water supply projects in Dewas in the context of its water problems with a particular focus on the privatised Dewas industrial water supply project.
