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24/7 water supply revisited [1]

Why do the poor pay the highest price for water and the rich, who have piped connection, get the inexpensive water in our cities? Why is there an outbreak of water borne disease frequently due to polluted water?

What is lacking: There is lack of investment to price water price correctly or repair the system.

Publication Date: 
26/07/2008
Hindu (Chennai) [2]
Tags:
Urban Water Supply [3], Drinking Water Standards [4], Waterborne diseases [5], Hyderabad (T) [6], Bangalore (T) [7]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-water-supply
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water-standards
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waterborne-diseases
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hyderabad-t
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangalore-t