Safe drinking water and sanitation facilities are major factors affecting the health of the community. The present situation of these components in the majority of the rural as well as the urban population of the country focus to the need of scientific intervention at local, regional and national level. CED is engaged in R & D, training and consultancy programs and offers expertise to various agencies in the field of urban and rural water supply, sewerage, storm water drainage, solid waste management, Hydro-geological studies, water resources and watershed management, water harvesting, water and sanitation literacy campaigns, health and hygiene education, studies on environment pollution and environment-related diseases etc.
Being the National Key Resource Centre on Drinking Water and Sanitation of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India, CED is involved in capacity building and training programs to various target groups as well as organizing programs such as Water and Sanitation Literacy Campaign, providing technology support to implement Water and Sanitation programs in the Grama Panchayats of different States,etc.
- Urban and Rural Water Supply
- Water Resources Studies
- Environmental Sanitation
- Solid Waste Management
- Waste water Management
- Urban Storm Water Drainage