Impact of COVID19 on MSME in Water Sector

Abstract

The novel Covid-19 virus has impacted the life of humans all across the world in many ways. The virus has brought India to a standstill with human beings inside their homes to supplement the governmental efforts of social distancing. This has led to economic crisis affecting all the major sectors like manufacturing, automobile, hospitality, tourism, aviation to name a few. Even in this time of crisis, the resource personnel involved in water supply, water treatment and water management have stood up and carried out a commendable job to ensure the water services were not disrupted. The Covid crisis can provide insights of the officials involved in water sector about the challenges faced by the water industry as well as the impacts on the water and water related industries, particularly the MSME’s. The situation also underlines the way forward for the water industry keeping in view the sustainability and adaptability of the system. This has provided a push towards the digital management of water infrastructure, telecommunication systems for remote operations, etc.