Water supply and solid waste management - a study on urban water and waste challenge of cities of MaharashtraUrbanization has created disparities in people's quality of life. It improved the standard of living of a section of the population only because they could afford basic urban amenities that would otherwise be under-provisioned. The most disadvantaged most often do not have access to drinking water 24 hours a day and live among piles of garbage into which they also end up dumping their domestic waste. Maharashtra is one of the most urbanized states in the country. Its urban population is 45.23 percent while nationally, only 31.16 percent of the population lives in cities. (Census 2011). The state faces problems in drinking water supply and solid waste management. Groundwater sources are extremely stressed and urban water demand is booming. The actual water coverage in Maharashtra was only 48%, compared to the required 100%. The per capita supply in urban areas was expected to be around 135 litres, but the supply at ground level was only 75 litres. (Principal Secretary, Water Resources, Government of Maharashtra, Ms. Malini. V. Shankar, 2013) In 1995, Maharashtra became the first state in the country to publish a white paper on the status of drinking water supply. Laws were enforced for better water supply and emphasis was placed on decentralization. Historical recommendations have been made regarding the involvement of private agencies in operation and maintenance. (Report of the All India Institute of Local Self Governance, Mumbai, 2011) Publish the 73rd amendment of the constitution, provision of basic civic amenities like water supply, solid...... middle of paper... ...in October on the basis of which the cleanest city in the state is designated. (All India Institute of Local Self Government, Mumbai)Maharashtra Suvarna Jayanti Nagarotthan Maha- AbhiyanIt aims to undertake reforms regarding collection of appropriate user feesUrban developments in Roor coloniesRainwater harvestingWastewater recycling and its reusePromotion of PPP Funds of Project Development in Maharashtra Urban Infrastructure Development Co. ltd (MUIDCL) to prepare Detailed Project Report (DPR) for ULBs which do not have the capacity. After approval of the project by the project sanction and monitoring committee. Can be implemented in three ways. Dpp entirely. Projects which cannot be undertaken on a full PPP basis, receive funds or grants, made possible through Viability Gap Funding (Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology, University (CEPT), Ahmedabad, 2008)