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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spelling okr-10986-264272021-05-25T08:59:15Z Sindh Service Delivery Assessment : A Decision-Making Tool for Transforming Funds into Improved Services World Bank SANITATION HYGIENE SERVICE DELIVERY RURAL WATER SUPPLY URBAN WATER SUPPLY RURAL SANITATION WATER AND SANITATION UTILITY FINANCE 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. 2017-04-24T16:14:47Z 2017-04-24T16:14:47Z 2016-06 Working Paper 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 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Islamabad Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper South Asia Pakistan
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topic SANITATION
HYGIENE
SERVICE DELIVERY
RURAL WATER SUPPLY
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
RURAL SANITATION
WATER AND SANITATION
UTILITY FINANCE
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HYGIENE
SERVICE DELIVERY
RURAL WATER SUPPLY
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
RURAL SANITATION
WATER AND SANITATION
UTILITY FINANCE
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Sindh Service Delivery Assessment : A Decision-Making Tool for Transforming Funds into Improved Services
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description 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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title Sindh Service Delivery Assessment : A Decision-Making Tool for Transforming Funds into Improved Services
title_short Sindh Service Delivery Assessment : A Decision-Making Tool for Transforming Funds into Improved Services
title_full Sindh Service Delivery Assessment : A Decision-Making Tool for Transforming Funds into Improved Services
title_fullStr Sindh Service Delivery Assessment : A Decision-Making Tool for Transforming Funds into Improved Services
title_full_unstemmed Sindh Service Delivery Assessment : A Decision-Making Tool for Transforming Funds into Improved Services
title_sort sindh service delivery assessment : a decision-making tool for transforming funds into improved services
publisher World Bank, Islamabad
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url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/100591490851123601/Sindh-service-delivery-assessment-a-decision-making-tool-for-transforming-funds-into-improved-services
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