In a city where 30% of the houses
do not have tap water supply and almost half the houses which get tap water are
not charged, the project aims to offer 24x7 supply to all households. It also
plans to decrease the non-revenue houses to under 20% in five years.
All Indian cities face the
challenge of providing 24x7 water supply to its citizens. Un-billed households
and poor water quality only add to the problems. With its PPP model, Nagpur is
attempting to show the way.
In 2009, in an experiment under
JNNURM, the Nagpur Municipal Council...
