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Community management of rural water supply : case studies of success from India
Based on 20 detailed successful case studies from across India, this book outlines future rural water supply approaches for all lower-income...
Community-managed handpumps in Patharpratima, West Bengal
In this document we capture the inputs that contributed in improving water supply to households and an assessment of cost approximation by the Water...
The Himmotthan Water Supply and Sanitation initiative, Uttarakhand
This document presents the experiences of the Himmotthan Water Supply and Sanitation initiative in developing community-managed rural water systems...
Rural water supply in Kathirampatti Village Panchayat, Tamil Nadu
This document presents the case of Kathirampatti Village Panchayat (VP) in Erode District, where the Panchayat successfully manages the water supply.
Gravity-based water supply system in Sikkim
This document presents the inputs that contributed to improving water supply to households by the Rural Management and Development Department in...
Community managed water supplies in rural Jaipur: Swajaldhara scheme 15 years on in Rajasthan
This document presents the arrangements for support to communitymanaged Swajaldhara schemes in Rajasthan, and their costs.
24x7 Water Supply in Punjab
In this document we capture the inputs that contributed in improving water supply to households and an assessment of cost approximation by the Punjab...
Gram Vikas support to community-managed rural water supplies, Odisha
This document presents the case of the NGO Gram Vikas in Odisha, that has been developing and supporting community-managed rural water supplies...
Empowered Community – Secured Water Supply in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh
This note presents the approach of the NGO, Vasudha Vikas Sansthan, in Madhya Pradesh in partnership with the State's Public Health Engineering...
Supporting community-managed water supply in Morappur, West Bengal
This document presents the case of Morappur (Tamil Nadu), a governmentlabelled 'dark' block, that suffers from depleted and contaminated groundwater.
Gravity-based piped water supply in Meghalaya
In this document we capture the inputs that contributed in improving water supply to households by gravity-based piped water supply in Meghalaya.
Community involvement in a multi-village scheme in Amravati district, Maharashtra
This document assesses the community-managed rural water supply programmes in Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran.
Decentralisation paving a way for efficient service delivery in Kerala
This document presents the approach of community-based managed of water supply in Mallapuram District, Kerala.
Nenmeni Sudha Jala Vitharana: professional communitymanaged water supply in Kerala
This is a case study on the Nenmeni Sudha Jala Vitharana Society (NSJVS - Nenmeni Drinking Water Supply Society) as a model of professionalised...
Jal Nirmal & beyond, Karnataka
This case study presents the case of the World Bank assisted Jal Nirmal Project in Karnataka.
The case of the Department of Water & Sanitation Development, Jharkhand
In this document we capture the inputs that contributed in improving water supply to households and an assessment of the costs incurred in this...
Users becoming managers of water supply in Kutch district, Gujarat
This is a case study on the Water and Sanitation Management Organization (WASMO), the entity dedicated to rural water supply in Gujarat, illustrated...
Users becoming managers of water supply in Gandhinagar district, Gujarat
This is a case study on the Water and Sanitation Management Organization (WASMO), the entity dedicated to rural water supply in Gujarat, illustrated...
Providing a “plus” to community-managed rural water supply: Chhattisgarh PHED
This document captures the inputs that contributed to improving water supply to households and an assessment of cost by the Public Health and...
Tamil Nadu Rural Water Supply programme in Kathirampatti Village Panchayat
This research focuses on the enabling support services and the indicative cost of such support services in enabling the successful community...
Community-managed rural water supply in Malappuram district, Kerala
This study investigates the decentralized water service delivery system in Kodur Gram Panchayat, Kerala.
Jalanidhi programme for professional service delivery in Nenmeni Panchayath, Wayanad District, Kerala
This case study explores how a community in Kerala manages its own service delivery in a professional manner.