Promises
- Round the clock or 24X7 water supply
- Efficient metering and collection of dues
- Rationalised tariff structure
- Better management of supply infrastructure
- Depoliticisation of water supply
The Downside
- 24X7 water totally dependent on supply from Delhi Jal Board, which doesn't have sufficient water
- Even 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 in
- Government has been advised to award contracts only to foreign companies
- Water privatisation programmes have failed in various countries across the world.