2010
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2010.005
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Drinking water in rural India: a study of deficiency, quality and some social implications

Abstract: There is no doubt that accessibility of drinking water for rural households in India has increased over the decades, partly owing to concerted efforts by the state and partly owing to a rise in income of the people. Public provision of drinking water is primarily made through the tap whereas private provision is through the tube well. Households opt more for a tube well than for other sources owing to its reliability. The study finds a highly significant positive correlation between overall deficiency index an… Show more

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“…These studies estimated national drinking water coverage (Srikanth, 2009). Biswas & Mandal (2010) went beyond descriptive statistics to measures of correlation among drinking water variables. WaterAid (Khurana & Romit, 2009) compiled a historical perspective on rural drinking water policies and organizations in India, but relied upon Census data for descriptive statistics.…”
Section: Literature Search and Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These studies estimated national drinking water coverage (Srikanth, 2009). Biswas & Mandal (2010) went beyond descriptive statistics to measures of correlation among drinking water variables. WaterAid (Khurana & Romit, 2009) compiled a historical perspective on rural drinking water policies and organizations in India, but relied upon Census data for descriptive statistics.…”
Section: Literature Search and Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Much of this contamination is preventable through proper siting of sources and adequate operation and maintenance, coupled with safe sanitation practices (MDWS, 2011) along with integrated management approaches (Biswas & Mitra, 2010). Quite apart from the health and nutrition arguments, India needs to address these issues to accelerate growth to reach its economic potential (Goldman Sachs, 2008).…”
Section: Water Quality and Pollutionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition to the physical challenges of ensuring safe drinking water service, it is widely recognized that many problems are institutional in nature (Biswas and Mandal 2010;Sijbesma and Van Dijk 2006;Verma, Bisht, and Cronin 2014;Sangameswaran, 2014). This paper considers three of these institutional issues.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%