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Cracks In The Pipeline

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Cracks In The Pipeline
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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.
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