PromisesRound the clock or 24X7 water supplyEfficient metering and collection of duesRationalised tariff structureBetter management of supply infrastructureDepoliticisation of water supplyThe Downside24X7 water totally dependent on supply from Delhi Jal Board, which doesn't have sufficient waterEven after reforms, consultants estimate Delhi's deficit at 246 million litres a day. NGOs estimate water tariff will rise by 800 per cent once reforms set inGovernment has been advised to award contracts only to foreign companiesWater privatisation programmes have failed in various countries across the world.