Population is ever increasing and urbanisation reflects the growing population. Growing urbanisation has negative impact on urban environment. Thus the towns and cities must be planned and managed well to make it a powerful tool for sustainable development. In India, urban local bodies (ULBs), which are in the process of preparing the statutory master plan or urban mission-linked city development plans, have the opportunity to synchronize their plans with SDGs. Furthermore, each of the 18 functions of the ULBs as mandated under the 74th Amendment Act, directly contributes to the fulfilment of India’s commitment to the SDGs. An attempt is made here to highlight tangible action needs to be adopted by Baripada Municipality to ensure availability and sustainable management of water as mentioned in Goal 6 of SDGs, Target 1: By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all. We have examined here the fund requirement vis-a-vis the fund flow to ULB. JEL Classification: H54, H75, R51 KEY WORDS: Decentralisation, Water Supply, Urbanisation