Contents
Undertaking i
Certificate iii
Acknowledgments v
Abstract vii
Table of contents ix
List of figures xiii
Abbreviations xii
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Need for the study 2
1.3 Aim 3
1.4 Objectives 3
1.5 Methodology 4
1.6.1 UWSAF w.r.t study requirements 5
1.6.2 Ward wise water supply analysis (Census 2011) 5
1.6.3 Primary data collection & sample selection method 7
1.6 Scope and limitations 8
1.7 Analytical framework 8
2 Literature Review 10
2.1 Urban water security 10
2.1.1 Urban water security assessment framework 12
2.2 Global water insecurity 14
2.2.1 Water scarcity and Insecurity 15
2.2.2 Organisations involved in increasing importance of water 16
2.2.3 Water, sanitation and hygiene crisis 17
2.3 India’s looming water scarcity 18
2.4 Urban water markets 20
2.5 Sustainable development goals 22
2.6 National and state level missions and policies 23
2.7 Debates on PPP and household water supply sector 24
2.8 PPP for water and sanitation in India 26
2.9 The poverty penalty in urban water market 27
2.10 Case studies 29
2.10.1 PPP in water and sanitation in China 29
2.10.2 Equity impacts of informal private water markets: A case of Kathmanduvalley 31
2.10.3 PPP project for water supply in Hubli-Dharwad 32
2.10.4 Summarization of case studies 33
3 Study Area Profile 35
3.1 Introduction 35
3.2 Location, regional connectivity and geography of Ahmedabad 36
3.3 History of development of AMC 37
3.4 Demographic profile 38
3.5 Slums profile in Ahmedabad 39
4 Ahmedabad water supply scenario 41
4.1 Water supply in Ahmedabad 41
4.1.1 History of water supply in the city 41
4.1.3 Surface and ground water dynamics 43
4.1.4 Existing water supply scenario 43
4.1.5 Quality of water supply 44
5 Data Analysis 45
5.1 Water adequacy in Ahmedabad 45
5.2.1 Water diversty 45
6.2.2 Water safety 47
6.2.3 Socio-economic 49
6 Key findings and recommendations 54
6.1 Key findings 54
6.2 Recommendations 55
7 Anexxure 57
8 Bibliography 61