Interviews
The WASHCost India project conducts interviews with various players in the WASH sector on issues of relevance. The Process Documentation Team interacts with policy makers, village leaders, project managers, citizens, opinion makers, donors and captures their current thinking on various issues related to the WASH sector - including costs, governance, policies and practices.
Investing in improving WASH services is a winning formula
This interview with Mrs Subhashini, Sarpanch (Village President) of Marteru village in Andhra Pradesh, India reveals that WASH services could be an agenda for politics. Her strategy of investing in WASH service improvement gives a message to all politicians..
Investing on improving WASH services is a winning formula.pdf (140 kB)
Minister plans to strengthen village water committees to maintain and sustain services
The Minister for Rural Water and Sanitation for Andhra Pradesh has called for greater support for village level water and sanitation committees to strengthen their ability to plan and run water services. In particular, he has highlighted the lack of funds that villages have to maintain their systems, and expressed concern about how Grama Panchayats (the next tier of local government) use the money they are given for maintenance.
