Int. J. Environmental Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2015 143 Copyright © 2015 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Identifying objectives for sustainable stormwater management in urban Indian perspective: a case study Nivedita G. Gogate* Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune, India Email: nivedita.gogate@mitpune.edu.in *Corresponding author Pratap M. Raval College of Engineering, Pune, India Email: pushpak20@yahoo.co.uk Abstract: During 1900s, the only imperative for stormwater management was removal. With increasing urbanisation and degradation of receiving water quality, however, it has become essential to manage stormwater in a holistic, sustainable way. Yet the various factors in developing countries make the management of stormwater a very difficult task. The purposes of this study are to identify the constraints and problems of stormwater in typical urbanised cities of India. This study also presents a preliminary attempt to define objectives for developing a decision-making system for sustainable stormwater management. Relevant literature for defining the objectives is studied and a case study of Pune city in India has been taken for further analysis. The quantity and quality of stormwater and other related data has been collected to identify the constraints of existing system. Lastly, objectives are defined which could be further used to develop assessment criteria and a decision support system. Keywords: sustainable stormwater management; developing countries; urbanisation and stormwater; constraints; objectives. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Gogate, N.G. and Raval, P.M. (2015) ‘Identifying objectives for sustainable stormwater management in urban Indian perspective: a case study’, Int. J. Environmental Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp.143–162. Biographical notes: Nivedita G. Gogate is working as an Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering Department of Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune, India. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Civil Engineering at College of Engineering Pune, India. Her research interests include sustainable stormwater management, water and wastewater treatment. Pratap M. Raval is working as a Professor in the Civil Engineering Department of College of Engineering, Pune (COEP), India. His research interests include sustainable stormwater management, sustainable development, and town and country planning.