India water meters - deployments9 Nov 2025 23:24
A very up to date article on smart water meters in India along with other water related developments.
CC must be involved on some of these surely.
Expanding Coverage: Enhanced pace of pipeline infrastructure development in the water sector
“ To this end, as of August 2025, around 230 water supply projects and 146 sewerage projects have been implemented with supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems for real-time surveillance. ”
“ as of October 2025, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is replacing the conventional water meters with advanced, magnetically sealed and smart water meters in areas under its jurisdiction. Under this initiative, about 16,000 faulty and outdated mechanical meters will be replaced with ultrasonic automated meter reading devices”
“ Similarly, as of June 2025, the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board is set to install 100,000 smart water meters in residences, including apartments measuring more than 2,500 square feet. Likewise, the Kerala Water Authority is planning to install digital flow meters to measure water distribution and identify abnormal flow patterns in the water supply through the pipelines.”
“ In the near future, many pipeline infrastructure projects are expected to be developed in India. As per India Infrastructure Research, around 650,000 km of water supply pipeline is expected to be laid by 2030, and about 27,750 km of wastewater pipeline is expected to be laid by 2028.”
https://indianinfrastructure.com/2025/11/07/expanding-coverage-enhanced-pace-of-pipeline-infrastructure-development-in-the-water-sector/