From Intermittent to Continuous Water Supply: A Household-level Evaluation of Water System Reforms in Hubli–Dharwad

Employing a matched cohort research design, eight wards with intermittent water supply are compared to eight wards upgraded to continuous (24 × 7) supply in a demonstration project in Hubli–Dharwad, Karnataka, with respect to tap water quality, child health, water storage practices, and coping costs...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2018-12, Vol.53 (49), p.39-48
Main Authors: RAY, ISHA, BILLAVA, NARAYAN, BURT, ZACHARY, COLFORD, JOHN M, ERCÜMEN, AYŞE, JAYARAMU, K P, KUMPEL, EMILY, NAYAK, NAYANATARA, NELSON, KARA, WOELFLE-ERSKINE, CLEO
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capital costs
Childrens health
Cities
Consumption
Cost recovery
Data collection
Environmental engineering
Households
Political activism
Principal components analysis
Privatization
Public health
REVIEW OF URBAN AFFAIRS
Water quality
Water shortages
Water supply
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Summary:Employing a matched cohort research design, eight wards with intermittent water supply are compared to eight wards upgraded to continuous (24 × 7) supply in a demonstration project in Hubli–Dharwad, Karnataka, with respect to tap water quality, child health, water storage practices, and coping costs across socio-economic strata. Water consumption and waste in the intermittent zones, and the potential for scale-up of continuous supply to the entire city, are estimated. It was found that the 24 × 7 project improved water quality, did not improve overall child health, but did reduce serious waterborne illnesses in the lowest-income strata, reduced the costs of waiting, increased monthly water bills, and potentially reduced water security for some of the poorest households.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846