Clean Drinking Water - Inputs on Root Causes

Dear Friends:

Below are the Key issues as outlined by you in regards to availability of Clean Drinking Water in India.

Please review and help identify Root Causes for these Issues.

Once we know the Root Causes, we will work on identifying Solutions and submitting a whitepaper to associated Ministries in the Government for action.

Thanks for your inputs!
Rajendra Pratap Gupta

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Availability of Clean Drinking Water – Key Issues

1. A lot of places still don’t get the supply of drinking water at all
2. Water supply is irregular and inadequate
3. Urban pockets in small and mid-size towns do not have municipal water pipes and people make their own arrangements for drinking water
4. Poor condition of water pipes & widespread leaks cause pollution of drinking water
5. People get sick due to drinking contaminated water
6. It is tough to reach the water department and make complaints
7. In villages and rural India, people have to walk miles to find drinking water
8. Chlorine and bleaching powder is used to treat water which is not good for health
9. Wastage of drinking water due to water valves getting broken or stolen
10. Water reservoirs are not cleaned periodically and are not maintained in good shape
11. A lot of water is wasted in public areas due to broken taps
12. Supply water tanks are not cleaned regularly
13. ‘Water mafia’ has developed and drinking water is being sold at a high premium
14. A lot of mineral water bottles being sold in the market are found to be fake. more  

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The out skirts of cities are extending and capacity of water plants are not proportional to population. Some of the causes are 1.Corruption involved in procurement and usage of purifying chemicals like Chlorine ,Alum(cakes used for purification of water)etc .2.It is well-known fact private business is flourishing by illegal activity like water selling through big water tankers. Government water sold unofficially, Private tankers through deepest bore wells. The first example results in municipal water shortage, the second example results in neighboring bore wells going dry. 3. Oldest G.I/Iron. Pipe lines rusted with leakages are never replaced with latest H.D.P.V.Pipes.(even If replaced corruption plays important role). One practical example seen is as follows. Under ground water pipe line bursts and open leakage can be witnessed on the road, the contractor brings road material and stops the leakage by laying layer of road. The neighboring multistoried complex gets water leakage through its walls in its cellar. more  
Make it a priority. Its not only a need - in time it is predicted to become an issue worldwide for wars due to lack of water - hence necessary for our defence in future too. Learn and be willing to buy knowledge/equipment from abroad where needed to ensure goals are met. Watermanagement is something the Netherlands has been great at for years. more  
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