Hywamis (Hyderabad Water Management Information System) - A Participatory Approach

A participatory approach was used to develop the framework for an integrated Water Management Information System as a tool for sustainable water management in Hyderabad city, India. Focussing on pollution prevention in the industrial development areas of Patancheru and Bolaram, India, the project activities concentrated on the development and implementation of an initial "industrial module" of the information system providing harmonised data on industrial effluents and their effects on ground and surface water bodies. As a result, recommendations for pollution prevention and control were formulated jointly with local authorities and other stakeholders. The information system concept defines a tool for the integration of existing data and includes instruments for advanced data analysis and presentation to support decision making and public information. This approach was designed to contribute to providing manifold objective functions for different stakeholders and user groups aiming at sustainable regional water management.