Poor Provision of Household Water-Environmental Impact Private Response (2003)

Poor,

Household,

Provision,

Water,

Environment,

Private,

Response,

Urban,

24 hours,

India,

Laws,

Municipal,

Sub-surface,

Supply,

Government,

Local,

Coverage,

Perennial,

LPCD,

Usage,

Kilolitre,

Delhi,

Public,

Energy,

Cost,

Cities,

Scarcity,

Supply,

Tap,

Domestic,

Demand,

Tank,

Tube well,

Indicus Analytics,

Laveesh Bhandari,

Aarti Khare. ,

This study investigated and analyzed the following issues related to provision of household water. Lack of funds, and generally poor municipal governance has contributed to a situation where much of urban India does not obtain 24 hour water. This has prompted individual households to undertake self-supply measures such as boring underground to access sub-surface water. This has contributed to the dramatic fall in sub-surface water levels and associated environmental damage.