Is there any document that gives an assessment of 24X7 water supply through PPP models at Bengaluru & Dharwad?

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Hello,

There have been talks of 24X7 water supply through PPP models/privatisation models at Bengaluru, Dharwad and some other towns in Karnataka.

Since when was this started? Is there any document that will give an assessment of this experiment? I want to compare it with the Delhi Jal Board's similar plans in Delhi.

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priyad Posted 11 months 2 weeks ago.

Dear Nivedita,

The project you are referring to is probably the work of an organisation called NextDrop: http://nextdrop.org/about-us.html

You can also read more about their work here: http://www.indiawaterportal.org/node/18725

NextDrop is a for-profit company currently working in Hubli, Karnataka on providing mobile phone-based water services to people. According to the above links, this project was started in September 2011, and is a kind of public private partnership with the water utility in Hubli. We recommend getting in touch with NextDrop directly for more information.

Thank you,

Priya Desai
India Water Portal 

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Nivedita Khandekar Posted 11 months 2 weeks ago.

Thanks Priya for the information. I will definitely try that option out. Please also let me know if there is any further information about Bengaluru.

Thanks and regards,

Nivedita Khandekar

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priyad Posted 11 months 4 days ago.

Hi Nivedita,

While not all are specific to Bangalore, check out these links on PPPs in the water sector in India:

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=83054

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/node/23977

I also suggest contacting Sumathi, a consultant with India Water Portal whose MPhil research was a multi-level study of India’s first project in urban water sector reforms under the rubric of Public Private Partnership, where she traced the decision-making process that led to transition of water services from intermittent to 24-hour water supply in Belgaum district of Karnataka. She may be able to help you, her email is sumathi@indiawaterportal.org

Thanks

Priya

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Clarke Posted 11 months 1 week ago.

Dear Nivedita,

This report from the Centre of Science and Environment includes a brief assessment of current 24x7 models: http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/fullstory_final.pdf

Hope you find this helpful. I am a student at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and I am currently researching water privatization issues for an internship in Nagpur, so if you know of any other resources regarding 24x7, please let me know as well!

Best,
Clarke
Manifold Business Solutions

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Sumathi Sivam Posted 10 months 3 weeks ago.

Dear Nivedita,

Please find below a list of links (both book and articles) that will give you information about water privatization in Karnataka and also give you information about Delhi water privatisation story.

http://www.ielrc.org/content/a0801.pdf

http://books.google.co.in/books/about/Resisting_Reform.html?id=NNoux83ZVSMC&redir_esc=y

http://www.indiawaterportal.org/node/23977

http://www.palgrave-journals.com/development/journal/v51/n1/full/1100466a.html

http://www.manthan-india.org/IMG/pdf/PPPs_In_Water_Sector_Final_Book.pdf

If you can tell me what you are specifically looking at I will be able to tell you about Belgaum water privatisation.

Thanks.

Sumathi Sivam

India Water Portal