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This paper by the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth deals with access of the poor to water supply and sanitation in India. It argues that economic, technical, institutional as well as social factors constrain access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation in India for both the urban and rural poor, and that coverage figures do not reflect this restricted access. It finds that, increasingly, communities are being required to manage their own water and sanitation schemes, not just in rural areas but in urban ones as well.

The paper deals with domestic water supply and sanitation and presents a historical overview of the phenomenon in rural and urban India. This is followed by a critique of available figures for coverage which, it is contended, seem exaggerated because they do not account for the several constraints to access. It addresses the specific institutional problems faced in the public sector delivery of these two utilities in India apart from dealing with the parallel yet thus far limited presence of the private sector in these twin arenas.Read More

This multi-location study by Carewater INREM Foundation on inland fisheries in village tanks and ponds attempts to map the changing institutional structure of the aquaculture sector in India. It looks at the socio-economic profile of fish farmers, problems faced by them, physical characteristics & economy of fishing ponds, existing property regimes, source of inputs, management of ponds and fishing as a part of village economy.Read More