News from India

News items from Andhra Pradesh (India) on the WASH sector.

Breaking rules for improved services

15 Mar 11

WASHCost India focus communities in Andhra Pradesh are presenting scenarios of how the governance of WASH services is a major challenge for local municipalities with rapidly growing urban populations. Can citizens find a way to better services by breaking rules and norms? Or would it be better to strengthen the way those rules and norms work, so that the municipality, the councillors and the households can work together to ensure effective services that reach the end of the pipe network?

The WASHCost India team has recently published an article regarding key issues facing community members and their need for better governed WASH services.

Honorable Minister delivers key note address at IRC Symposium

17 Nov 10

Mr Vishwarup P, Honorable Minister for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation, Government of Andhra Pradesh delivered the key note address at IRC Symposium - Pumps, Pipes and Promises, at The Hague, Netherlands in Nov 2010.

The Minister called for a review of the methodologies of cost estimates of WASH services and urged for international cooperation on this issue.

Go beyond schedule of rates - Key note address.pdf (370.0 kB)

How the India team overcame delays in data collection

26 Oct 10

The WASHCost team in Andhra Pradesh, India, overcame local bureaucracy and unrest to ensure the data collection process stayed on target.

Indian households pay more than the state

26 Oct 10

Preliminary analysis of WASHCost surveys shows that households in some areas of India are paying more than the state to sustain and improve their services. These household contributions include buying storage tanks and extra water to meet household needs.

" Let the action research project be more courageous" - advisors say

10 Feb 10

This report highlights some of the suggestions and key points raised by the members of the advisory group in response to action research in Andhra Pradesh.

It highlights key statements on the credibility of data, the application of research findings to distinct target groups, accountability, the role of NGOs and the need for this action research to act on the ground.

Let the study be more courageous - Advisory group report.pdf (230.7 kB)

Exposure visit to Gujarat triggers new strategies - Minister tells local newspaper

19 Dec 09

Honourable Minister Vishwarup discusses WASH related issues on a visit to Gujarat state.

Meet the Media

07 Jul 09

Media to 'beam' good practices and issues in the WASH sector.

Principal Secretary challenges WASHCost to throw “intense light” on India's water problems

11 Jun 09

The senior civil servant in charge of rural water and sanitation in the state of Andhra Pradesh has challenged WASHCost to throw “intense light” on some of the alarming problems India is facing in conserving water and delivering services to an ever growing population.