Running Water in India's Cities : A Review of Five Recent Public-Private Partnership Initiatives

India is home to more than 370 million people in urban areas. Historically, almost all water supply provision has been managed by the public sector through municipal or state-level departments or parastatals. Benchmarking initiatives show that cove...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18882071/running-water-indias-cities-review-five-recent-public-private-partnership-initiatives
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topic ACCESS TO WATER
ADEQUATE WATER
ASSET MANAGEMENT
AUGMENTATION
BASE PRICE
BASE TARIFF
BOT
BUILD-OWN
BULK SUPPLY
BULK WATER
BULK WATER SUPPLY
CAPITAL COSTS
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CITY COUNCIL
CIVIL SOCIETY
COLLECTION EFFICIENCY
COLLECTION SYSTEMS
COMPANY
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CONCESSION AGREEMENT
CONCESSION CONTRACT
CONCESSION PERIOD
CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION STAGE
CONTINUITY OF SUPPLY
CONTRACT AWARD
CONTRACT DESIGN
CONTRACT DURATION
CONTRACT INTERPRETATION
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT SUPERVISION
CORPORATION
COST RECOVERY
COST RECOVERY LEVELS
CUBIC METER
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DECISION MAKING
DEMANDS FOR WATER
DESALINATION
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
DISTRIBUTION OF WATER
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
DOMESTIC CONSUMERS
DRAINAGE
DRINKING WATER
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
EMPLOYMENT
ENGINEERING
EXPANSION
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
FIXATION
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
GROUNDWATER SOURCES
HIGH LEVELS
HOUSEHOLDS
ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS
INDEPENDENT REGULATOR
INDUSTRIAL WATER
INDUSTRIAL WATER SUPPLY
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
IRRIGATION
JOINT VENTURES
LARGE CITIES
LENDERS
LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY
LITRES PER DAY
LOCALITIES
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MEDIUM TOWNS
METERING
MUNICIPAL CONTROL
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
NONREVENUE WATER
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
OUTSOURCING OF OPERATIONS
PERFORMANCE CONTRACT
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PIPE
PIPED WATER
PIPELINE
PIPELINES
POOR CONSUMERS
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POWER CONSUMPTION
POWER UTILITY
PRESSURE
PRIVATE FINANCE
PRIVATE FINANCING
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCE
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT IN WATER
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE WATER
PRIVATE WATER OPERATORS
PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY
PUBLIC AGENCIES
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC SECTOR OFFICIALS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PUMPING
PUMPING MACHINERY
RAW WATER
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
RESERVOIRS
SAFE WATER
SANITATION
SANITATION SERVICES
SERVICE CONNECTIONS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE IMPROVEMENT
SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE RESERVOIRS
SERVICE STANDARDS
SHAREHOLDERS
SLUMS
SUPPLY OF WATER
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE SERVICE DELIVERY
SUSTAINABLE SERVICES
TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS
TARIFF REVISIONS
TARIFF SETTING
TARIFF STRUCTURE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TOWN
URBAN AREAS
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
URBAN WATER UTILITIES
UTILITIES
UTILITY OPERATIONS
UTILITY STAFF
VENDORS
VOLUME OF WATER
WASTEWATER
WATER AVAILABILITY
WATER BEING
WATER CONNECTION
WATER CONNECTIONS
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER DISTRIBUTION
WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
WATER LOSSES
WATER NETWORKS
WATER OPERATORS
WATER PROJECTS
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SECTOR
WATER SHORTAGES
WATER SOURCE
WATER SOURCES
WATER SUPPLY CHAIN
WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS
WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
WATER TARIFF
WATER TARIFFS
WATER TREATMENT
WATER TREATMENT PLANTS
WATER USER
WATER USER COMMITTEES
WELLS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO WATER
ADEQUATE WATER
ASSET MANAGEMENT
AUGMENTATION
BASE PRICE
BASE TARIFF
BOT
BUILD-OWN
BULK SUPPLY
BULK WATER
BULK WATER SUPPLY
CAPITAL COSTS
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CITY COUNCIL
CIVIL SOCIETY
COLLECTION EFFICIENCY
COLLECTION SYSTEMS
COMPANY
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CONCESSION AGREEMENT
CONCESSION CONTRACT
CONCESSION PERIOD
CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION STAGE
CONTINUITY OF SUPPLY
CONTRACT AWARD
CONTRACT DESIGN
CONTRACT DURATION
CONTRACT INTERPRETATION
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
CONTRACT SUPERVISION
CORPORATION
COST RECOVERY
COST RECOVERY LEVELS
CUBIC METER
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DECISION MAKING
DEMANDS FOR WATER
DESALINATION
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
DISTRIBUTION OF WATER
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
DOMESTIC CONSUMERS
DRAINAGE
DRINKING WATER
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
EMPLOYMENT
ENGINEERING
EXPANSION
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
FIXATION
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
GROUNDWATER SOURCES
HIGH LEVELS
HOUSEHOLDS
ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS
INDEPENDENT REGULATOR
INDUSTRIAL WATER
INDUSTRIAL WATER SUPPLY
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
IRRIGATION
JOINT VENTURES
LARGE CITIES
LENDERS
LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY
LITRES PER DAY
LOCALITIES
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MEDIUM TOWNS
METERING
MUNICIPAL CONTROL
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
NONREVENUE WATER
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
OUTSOURCING OF OPERATIONS
PERFORMANCE CONTRACT
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PIPE
PIPED WATER
PIPELINE
PIPELINES
POOR CONSUMERS
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POWER CONSUMPTION
POWER UTILITY
PRESSURE
PRIVATE FINANCE
PRIVATE FINANCING
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCE
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT IN WATER
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
PRIVATE WATER
PRIVATE WATER OPERATORS
PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY
PUBLIC AGENCIES
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC SECTOR OFFICIALS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
PUMPING
PUMPING MACHINERY
RAW WATER
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
RESERVOIRS
SAFE WATER
SANITATION
SANITATION SERVICES
SERVICE CONNECTIONS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE IMPROVEMENT
SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE RESERVOIRS
SERVICE STANDARDS
SHAREHOLDERS
SLUMS
SUPPLY OF WATER
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE SERVICE DELIVERY
SUSTAINABLE SERVICES
TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS
TARIFF REVISIONS
TARIFF SETTING
TARIFF STRUCTURE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TOWN
URBAN AREAS
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
URBAN WATER UTILITIES
UTILITIES
UTILITY OPERATIONS
UTILITY STAFF
VENDORS
VOLUME OF WATER
WASTEWATER
WATER AVAILABILITY
WATER BEING
WATER CONNECTION
WATER CONNECTIONS
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER DISTRIBUTION
WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
WATER LOSSES
WATER NETWORKS
WATER OPERATORS
WATER PROJECTS
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SECTOR
WATER SHORTAGES
WATER SOURCE
WATER SOURCES
WATER SUPPLY CHAIN
WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS
WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
WATER TARIFF
WATER TARIFFS
WATER TREATMENT
WATER TREATMENT PLANTS
WATER USER
WATER USER COMMITTEES
WELLS
World Bank
Running Water in India's Cities : A Review of Five Recent Public-Private Partnership Initiatives
geographic_facet South Asia
India
description India is home to more than 370 million people in urban areas. Historically, almost all water supply provision has been managed by the public sector through municipal or state-level departments or parastatals. Benchmarking initiatives show that coverage through piped water supply ranges between 55 percent and 89 percent in urban areas. Per capita availability is fairly high, at 90 to 120 liters per day, but no city yet offers continuous water supply. Daily supply averages four hours, with many cities alternating supply every other day. These challenges occur in a context of weak management systems and little data on existing assets, which makes it difficult to assess investment needs and time lines to improve service levels and operational efficiencies. While investment requirements are likely to be significant, it is recognized that investments alone will not be effective unless the country simultaneously addresses related issues such as complex and fragmented institutions with little accountability; lack of capacity to run utilities efficiently and meet performance standards; weak commercial orientation; interference in utility operations by external entities; and the absence of a regulatory framework focused on customer service and financial sustainability. In response to social issues, all contracts have proactively provided for service delivery options to consumers as well as tariff concessions (bulk supply to poor neighborhoods, fortnightly payment options, special tariff for group connections, and so forth). It will also be useful to explicitly state the subsidy that the city will bear for connecting poor consumers to the network. Explicit arrangements in the contract will allay apprehensions of urban poor as well as encourage the operator to connect the poor.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Running Water in India's Cities : A Review of Five Recent Public-Private Partnership Initiatives
title_short Running Water in India's Cities : A Review of Five Recent Public-Private Partnership Initiatives
title_full Running Water in India's Cities : A Review of Five Recent Public-Private Partnership Initiatives
title_fullStr Running Water in India's Cities : A Review of Five Recent Public-Private Partnership Initiatives
title_full_unstemmed Running Water in India's Cities : A Review of Five Recent Public-Private Partnership Initiatives
title_sort running water in india's cities : a review of five recent public-private partnership initiatives
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18882071/running-water-indias-cities-review-five-recent-public-private-partnership-initiatives
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17747
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spelling okr-10986-177472021-04-23T14:03:40Z Running Water in India's Cities : A Review of Five Recent Public-Private Partnership Initiatives World Bank ACCESS TO WATER ADEQUATE WATER ASSET MANAGEMENT AUGMENTATION BASE PRICE BASE TARIFF BOT BUILD-OWN BULK SUPPLY BULK WATER BULK WATER SUPPLY CAPITAL COSTS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CITY COUNCIL CIVIL SOCIETY COLLECTION EFFICIENCY COLLECTION SYSTEMS COMPANY COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONCESSION AGREEMENT CONCESSION CONTRACT CONCESSION PERIOD CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION STAGE CONTINUITY OF SUPPLY CONTRACT AWARD CONTRACT DESIGN CONTRACT DURATION CONTRACT INTERPRETATION CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT SUPERVISION CORPORATION COST RECOVERY COST RECOVERY LEVELS CUBIC METER CUSTOMER SERVICE DECISION MAKING DEMANDS FOR WATER DESALINATION DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISTRIBUTION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DOMESTIC CONSUMERS DRAINAGE DRINKING WATER ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION EMPLOYMENT ENGINEERING EXPANSION FINANCIAL VIABILITY FIXATION GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER RESOURCES GROUNDWATER SOURCES HIGH LEVELS HOUSEHOLDS ILLEGAL CONNECTIONS INDEPENDENT REGULATOR INDUSTRIAL WATER INDUSTRIAL WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT PROGRAM INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS IRRIGATION JOINT VENTURES LARGE CITIES LENDERS LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY LITRES PER DAY LOCALITIES MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES MAINTENANCE COSTS MEDIUM TOWNS METERING MUNICIPAL CONTROL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NONREVENUE WATER OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OUTSOURCING OF OPERATIONS PERFORMANCE CONTRACT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PIPE PIPED WATER PIPELINE PIPELINES POOR CONSUMERS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POWER CONSUMPTION POWER UTILITY PRESSURE PRIVATE FINANCE PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCE PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT IN WATER PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATE WATER PRIVATE WATER OPERATORS PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY PUBLIC AGENCIES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SECTOR OFFICIALS PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PUMPING PUMPING MACHINERY RAW WATER REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS RESERVOIRS SAFE WATER SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SERVICE CONNECTIONS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE IMPROVEMENT SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE RESERVOIRS SERVICE STANDARDS SHAREHOLDERS SLUMS SUPPLY OF WATER SURFACE WATER SUSTAINABLE SERVICE DELIVERY SUSTAINABLE SERVICES TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS TARIFF REVISIONS TARIFF SETTING TARIFF STRUCTURE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOWN URBAN AREAS URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SUPPLY URBAN WATER UTILITIES UTILITIES UTILITY OPERATIONS UTILITY STAFF VENDORS VOLUME OF WATER WASTEWATER WATER AVAILABILITY WATER BEING WATER CONNECTION WATER CONNECTIONS WATER CONSUMPTION WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WATER LOSSES WATER NETWORKS WATER OPERATORS WATER PROJECTS WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES WATER SECTOR WATER SHORTAGES WATER SOURCE WATER SOURCES WATER SUPPLY CHAIN WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS WATER SUPPLY SERVICES WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WATER TARIFF WATER TARIFFS WATER TREATMENT WATER TREATMENT PLANTS WATER USER WATER USER COMMITTEES WELLS India is home to more than 370 million people in urban areas. Historically, almost all water supply provision has been managed by the public sector through municipal or state-level departments or parastatals. Benchmarking initiatives show that coverage through piped water supply ranges between 55 percent and 89 percent in urban areas. Per capita availability is fairly high, at 90 to 120 liters per day, but no city yet offers continuous water supply. Daily supply averages four hours, with many cities alternating supply every other day. These challenges occur in a context of weak management systems and little data on existing assets, which makes it difficult to assess investment needs and time lines to improve service levels and operational efficiencies. While investment requirements are likely to be significant, it is recognized that investments alone will not be effective unless the country simultaneously addresses related issues such as complex and fragmented institutions with little accountability; lack of capacity to run utilities efficiently and meet performance standards; weak commercial orientation; interference in utility operations by external entities; and the absence of a regulatory framework focused on customer service and financial sustainability. In response to social issues, all contracts have proactively provided for service delivery options to consumers as well as tariff concessions (bulk supply to poor neighborhoods, fortnightly payment options, special tariff for group connections, and so forth). It will also be useful to explicitly state the subsidy that the city will bear for connecting poor consumers to the network. Explicit arrangements in the contract will allay apprehensions of urban poor as well as encourage the operator to connect the poor. 2014-04-11T14:27:24Z 2014-04-11T14:27:24Z 2014 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18882071/running-water-indias-cities-review-five-recent-public-private-partnership-initiatives http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17747 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper South Asia India