Published on: 31/08/2011
When three small towns in the state of Karnataka, India attempted to provide continuous water supply to their citizens through a public-private partnership, they faced disbelief even ridicule. A sustained and strategic communication campaign over several years finally enabled the Karnataka Urban Water Supply Improvement Project (KUWASIP) to succeed with people's support. Now, the citizens of these three towns - Hubli-Dharwad, Gulbarga and Begaum - benefit from 24/7 water supply through the .
This best practice was produced as a short movie titled "Overcoming Resistance and Initiating Change through Communications" by the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) in partnership with the Administrative Staff College of India and is part of a training curriculum for city managers and policy-makers.
KUWASIP was jointly funded by the World Bank and the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation (KUIDFC). In 2009, KUIDFC received a National Urban Water Award for the project in the category
Related web site: KUIDFC - Karnataka Urban Water Supply Improvement Project (KUWASIP)
