Water, Waste-water and Solid Waste Management

Water, Waste-water and Solid Waste Management

Overview

The increasing pressures of climate change, rapid urbanisation, and heightened stakeholder expectations around sustainability are driving a fundamental transformation across the water, wastewater and solid waste sectors. Utilities and service providers are re evaluating their operating models, enhancing resilience, embedding circular economy principles, and adopting advanced technologies to improve efficiency and transparency. At the same time, they have to navigate evolving regulatory requirements, rising service demands and the need for equitable resource management.

Grounded in a comprehensive understanding of integrated water management and sustainable waste systems, our experts bring a focused lens to the unique challenges and emerging opportunities in these sectors. Our solutions enable organisations to strengthen infrastructure resilience, optimise operations, harness digital and nature based interventions, and advance toward sustainable, resource efficient systems that meet the expectations of communities and future generations.

How BDO India Can Help

Delivering resilient, sustainable, and future-ready urban systems requires an integrated approach that brings together strategy, technical expertise, regulatory insight, and stakeholder alignment. Our comprehensive suite of services is designed to support utilities and urban local bodies across the entire value chain.

  • Support utilities and urban local bodies in redefining operating models and long-term sustainability strategies
  • Develop circular economy–aligned roadmaps for resource recovery and waste minimisation
  • Guide organisations through evolving national and state-level regulations in water quality, wastewater discharge and waste management
  • Conduct compliance assessments and help establish robust governance frameworks
  • Evaluate infrastructure performance, system efficiencies and asset management practices
  • Recommend optimisation measures, digital interventions and resilience enhancements
  • Design climate adaptation strategies, including water security planning and resilient waste systems
  • Support in ESG reporting, sustainability disclosures and impact measurement
  • Structure viable business models, PPP frameworks and funding strategies for water, wastewater and solid waste projects
  • Conduct feasibility studies, financial modelling and transaction advisory
  • Provide end-to-end support for large-scale infrastructure programs—from planning to execution and monitoring
  • Ensure timely delivery, risk mitigation and quality assurance
  • Facilitate stakeholder consultations, behaviour change campaigns and capacity-building programmes
  • Help clients strengthen transparency and public trust

Meet Our Leaders

Lav Goyal

Lav Goyal

Managing Partner
Business Advisory
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Dipankar Ghosh

Dipankar Ghosh

Partner & Practice Leader
Sustainability & ESG
Business Advisory​
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