The condition of water bodies (lakes, ponds, wells, etc.) in many Indian cities has generally been deteriorating over the last several years. Some are shrinking, some are getting polluted, yet others are completely encroached upon. This project aims to create a decision support system for cities to manage the water bodies within their jurisdiction. The outcome of this project is an Urban Water Body Diagnostic Tool that will help city officials, consultants, training institutions, researchers, academicians, and students to identify and prioritize actions for rejuvenation of water bodies within any city.

The diagnostic tool is based on assessing the status-quo of urban water bodies, in terms of various physical, chemical, biological, and management parameters. Importantly, the tool helps in conducting a rapid assessment that a city can perform easily and periodically in order to identify immediate actions for their management.

The tool is available in public domain as a digital webtool, which is used by various city officials, consultants, training institutions, researchers, academicians, and students in assessing the urban waterbodies across the world.