Performance of Narmada-based Drinking Water Supply in Gujarat
Second Round Results from ITP-PRAVAH-CFDA Citizens' Monitoring System
Indira Hirway and Subhrangsu Goswami
The Narmada Pipeline Project (NPP) promises to deliver adequate and safe drinking water to roughly 20 million people in more than 8,000 villages in 16 districts of Gujarat. At a cost of nearly Rs. 7,500 crore, the project is the largest drinking water project of its kind in the world.ITP, PRAVAH and CFDA collaborated on a Citizens' Monitoring System to provide upto-date information about the progress in the implementation of NPP, in the public domain. This Highlight discusses the results of the second-round of the surveys which found that while majority of the identified beneficiary groups seem to access water from the scheme, there is still a lot to be done with respect to ensure equity in water distribution, organize communities for local management, volumetric pricing, and water quality testing.
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