Sindh Service Delivery Assessment : A Decision-Making Tool for Transforming Funds into Improved Services
Coverage figures also need to be viewed in the context of the grave water quality issues, virtual lack of treatment of sewage and wastewater in a heavily industrialized province, and serious contamination of water bodies and sources. Solid waste co...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Islamabad
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/100591490851123601/Sindh-service-delivery-assessment-a-decision-making-tool-for-transforming-funds-into-improved-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26427 |
| Summary: | Coverage figures also need to be viewed
in the context of the grave water quality issues, virtual
lack of treatment of sewage and wastewater in a heavily
industrialized province, and serious contamination of water
bodies and sources. Solid waste collection, which was not
covered in detail in this study, is reportedly only 34
percent overall and virtually absent in rural areas, which
has impact on the functionality of sanitation
infrastructure, and can result in contamination of water
bodies. There is no sanitary landfill in the province.
Sindh’s lower riparian status exposes it to critical issues
of water availability. Pakistan is a highly water stressed
country and reduced water flows in the lower Indus have
stretched water availability and increased saltwater
intrusion. Inadequate drainage has resulted in widespread
waterlogging and salinity (with nearly a fifth of the canal
command affected). This affects both drinking water and
sewerage/drainage systems. The high level of environmental
degradation has had serious economic and social
consequences. This is compounded by the weak environmental
management of a significant urban sector; of about 486
million gallon per day (MGD) of sewage generated by Karachi
and Hyderabad alone, a mere 65 MGD is treated, the remaining
being discharged raw into water bodies (with reportedly only
1 percent of wastewater treated outside of the two main
cities). The study finds that these achievements need to be
viewed with considerable caution. Serious structural issues
threaten to negate these gains in the immediate future.
There is a high dependence on private providers and
self-provision where state systems are failing due to
growing populations. This remains unregulated, and multiple
actors serve as providers with minimal coordination or
adherence to standards and regulations. Yet, without the
presence of private providers and self-provision, sector
performance will be significantly weaker. |
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