Road Map Towards 24x7 Water Supply in Class ‘A’ Municipal Councils in Maharashtra

April 2013

This paper assesses the existing water supply situation in the 15 Class ‘A’ cities in Maharashtra. It provides a roadmap to move towards 24x7 water supply in all Class ‘A’ cities in Maharashtra.

The Government of Maharashtra (GoM) focuses on two areas of improvement in urban water supply and sanitation (UWSS): 24x7 Water Supply System and Open Defecation Free (ODF) cities. The GoM requested Performance Assessment System (PAS) Project to prepare Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) with the focus on implementing 24x7 water supply and attaining ODF status in 15 Class ‘A’ cities of Maharashtra. The support for preparing PIPs began in mid 2011 and included initial performance assessment using three years PAS data, data collection and field visits to cities, discussions with chief officer (CO), municipal staff and consultations with sector experts. The plans received guidance from GoM and drew from priorities shared by the city managers, political representatives, technical staff and citizen representatives across the 15 cities.

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