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100			_aChatterjee, Sumit
245			_aStatus of urban water supply and sanitation in India - Challenges ahead
260			_c2003
300			_ap.389-404.
362			_aJul-Sep
520			_aThe high rate of urbanisation has put severe stress on civic services in cities and towns. Amenities such as safe drinking water supply hygenic sanitation and drainage facilities are under enormous pressure. In spite of substantial funds allocation in successive Plans and adequate state intervention the future scenario of these services appears to be bleak. The article calls for rational pricing of water, efficient collection of charges, self-sustaining O & M of civic water resources and assured supply of quality drinking water, to arrest the deterioration in this vital sector. It emphasises on the need to recycle the waste water for non-potable needs. The urban local bodies (ULBs) have a significant role in this strategies. This along with selective privatisation of urban infrastructure service shall go a long way in saving the cities and towns from becoming organised slums. - Reproduced.
650			_aSanitation - India
650			_aWater supply - India
650			_aWater supply
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
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909			_a58582
999			_c58582 _d58582