Author Description

Reading through the Elixir of Life the socio-ecological governance of drinking water, we find the authors making an attempt to examine the changing pattern of investments and role of different institutions to enhance private investment. A well-recognised fact is that water supply is one of the major challenges faced in both urban and rural India. Various dimensions social, technical, economic, institutional, environmental, legal and political of the problem have been addressed in this book for the effective implementation of rural water supply schemes. The two major states involved in the study are Karnataka and Gujarat. Since urban centres, particularly large cities are more politically visible, vocal and demanding, they are frequently served by multiple sources, and firefighting efforts are made to meet crises situations in these centres.