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Water supply from govt to private sector.. good move?

Created by : Sujatha srivastava, Associate/Senior Associate, AT Kearney  | 03 19 2011 06:28:34 +0000
Industry : FMCG/Foods/BeverageFunctional Area : Strategy Execution(Strategy & Execution)
Keywords : free water water scarcity privatization
Activity:  517 views;  last activity : 04 30 2011 15:55:01 +0000

Remember .. Best things in the world are for free..water used to be one of them but today we see refills of bottles everywhere. Supply in Delhi is so low that even govt is thinking of privatizing this sector too. This will mean even more costlier water.. Why?? Why do they charge for water.. We wont reach to any answer for this question I guess.. But will it benefit anyone, isn't it unfair? Is it a good move?  

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A small message : Happy Holi to all of you.. I request you all to use as less water as possible because we are already facing scarcity of water in our country. Holi is to spread happiness and colour . Be a good citizen, do it for your motherland. Thank you

  
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It will benefit the one's who will sell it and it will benefit the one who will be able to afford it. Unfortunate but true. I feel this is one more way of exploiting common man. Anyways it is good because peole won't suffer the way they are right now.. So in a way it will be good. Still I feel govt should have thought of other options.
By Sujatha srivastava, Associate/Senior Associate, AT Kearney  03 19 2011 06:28:34 +0000
 
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Already we pay the water bill. The water flows 24X7 at the VIPs, MLAs houses. If they have a right system they won't have to do this. Privatization means the cost will be going higher and it is something we have to do out of compulsion because we don't have an option. This is an unfair move.
By shalini sharma, Lecturer, Cambridge Institute Of Technology  03 19 2011 07:07:02 +0000
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FIRST LET THE GOVT TAKE SERIOUSLY INTEGRATIONS OF RIVERS. ONCE IT IS DONE 70% OF THE WATER PROBLEM IS SOLVED
By sudhakar , BUSINESS CONSULTANT  | 04 30 2011 15:54:58 +0000
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The main intention of the Government to keep any of the department under its control is to see that, the benefit of the same should reach the large public and wherever it has detached itself from the entire organisation then the public utility control will not be availabel with the government. However, we have heard from many of the peoples that, the govt department's works are not of useful nature. There is an less intuition to the work and the time taken for any work is more compared to the private sector as the private organisations/institutions are very much concentrated on the profit motive. Such being the case I am of the opinion that, the water supply distribution channel should be handed over to the private sector but under the Government's control to see that it reaches the mass community.
By laxminarayana , Branch Manager/Regional Manager, Karnataka Bank  | 04 04 2011 16:53:03 +0000
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Almost 80% of diseases spreads  from water, if Indian Government supplies save drinking water to the people then that is more than enough a Government has done...pathetic state de affairs. That is why Government sucks big time and now the private sector will add a price tag to it whereas, people in the villages are deprived of save and clean water and in the urban areas, people has to buy water now..disgusting..:S
By konkan SINGHA, Head- Talent Acquisition (IT), OptedJobs  | 03 22 2011 05:12:53 +0000
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It is good effort if taken seriously as in Government sector people hardly do anything. All they do is put money into their pockets and hardly give what is required. its good if this authority moves completely to private sector as no one can beat this sector in terms of service they provide.
By Jasmin Pawar, HR Manager, HR GLOBE CONSULTING  | 03 21 2011 15:09:22 +0000
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Sujatha I partially agree with your statement. While handing over to the private sector the rules to be set including tariff so that have nots dont suffer.
By Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant  | 03 21 2011 05:43:32 +0000
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Shalini, thank you for inviting me to the debate, I think its good practically. Water goons are immediate threat. Drinking water shortage is a reality in Delhi. Like electricity, We need some way to insure water availability and we can't leave it on Govt. We shouldn't see people fighting for water. Ideally water should be free but even Govt. can see the every year added labour to provide it on a genuine cost.
By Tanmay Gaur, Freelance Software Developer  | 03 20 2011 19:04:57 +0000
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It may be good. Because,

  • Private are profit oriented, so service is good
  • Maintain good metering service as regards to utility
  • Ensure good water quality control (Inspection, testing,& authorization of water).
  • Grievance redressal may be effective with adequate facility.
  • However, I think, it will be under MOE Control overall, to act as a watch dog.

Thanks for refrral Sujatha.
By KALIYAMOORTHY , Oil & Gas Area Coordinator, Undisclosed  | 03 19 2011 19:14:32 +0000
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Nice Mascot, and Happy holidays to you all. Water is getting scarcer world over, due to rising population, lesser resources. So even if it is going to cost one has no choice or reason to complain. Either we show repsonsibility to procreate less or face scarcity. Thanks.
By Mathew Cherian, Research Associate/Analyst, Western Michigan University  | 03 19 2011 19:04:34 +0000
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It is a good move. At last who is paying will get service and who want profit will give good service.
By Rajkumar Garg, Regional Accounts Incharge, Zuari Cement Limited  | 03 19 2011 14:06:30 +0000
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Good move, hope water supply will be regularise with this.
By Nitesh Singh, Factory Head, Red Tape  | 03 19 2011 08:57:07 +0000
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It is good move as this may be in position to stop misuse. Of course for leakages as well in supply some accountability ought get affixed.
By Ravindra Sharma, Managing Consultant, CHEF-India  | 03 19 2011 08:21:42 +0000
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its a good move. as such, water supply is bad beause of illegal water connections and favouritism by the govt. handing it over to private sectyor wopuld ensure fair and just means of distribution with no scope for favouritism
By srirang gollerkeri, Senior Recruitment Specialist with AimPlus Staffing Solutions  | 03 19 2011 07:54:41 +0000
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I prefer this not to be privitised. Privitising means commercialising and so the motive is to make quick returns and more profits of simple things. Few get richer of the public usage. A good example is aerated soft drinks, as many of must have seen any big names like coke, pepsi and so on which are making the sportsman and movie stars richer by making them as brand ambassador for which we pay. How does this help us by making them richer and do a slow killing of us by drinking these aerated drinks. soon water will be in queue of these stars for brands and push the market values. Just for example, rather than taking any other personality, as a common man, i am hale and healthy by drinking well water from my childhood days. my grandfather has never seen these fizzy drinks and had lived up to 90 yrs without lying in bed till his last days. yes, the days are changed and everything is highly polluted from food to drinks to culture to whatever we use today, its getting polluted some or otherway and we live a hurry life and cant even think about anything else other than making our monies.
By SRINATH ORN - MRICS, Vice President - Projects, Pallazio Hotels & Leisure Ltd  | 03 19 2011 07:23:12 +0000
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Its good to be in private sector. at least corruption won't come here.
By manish kumar, SEO | Web-cms Developer | FreeTips-- shoot me an email | Mobile SEO | Do more than Just !  | 03 19 2011 06:45:42 +0000
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Firstly it is the Govt responsibility to provide basic amenities for the public. Secondly private sector only seeks profit and exploits the customer. It does not look after the interests of the common man. The private sector misappropriates the earnings, transfers funds elsewhere and then coolly sells a ruined organization to the highest bidder and walks off. The emphasis should be to put pressure on govt. to ensure efficient working of the staff and make them more accountable.
By Pradeep Saran, Technical Expert  | 04 30 2011 13:14:58 +0000
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we pay taxes for basic amenities from the govt.that includes water supple, fire figthers, medical serive etc. Why private sector ?
By Sarabjeet Singh Johar, BMS student, Mumbai University  | 04 14 2011 14:17:38 +0000
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It is good that if water supply becomes private then facility will be much better but if we thinking about long time that everything going to become privatization thats not good for country........
By Gaurav Kumar, Web Developer, Webnexus.in  | 04 14 2011 13:30:58 +0000
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The private sector can then hold the public to ransom, hence world-over water supply is always under government.
By Harnish Jain, Assistant Manager - IT (Tech Support), CeX WeBuy Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.  | 04 14 2011 12:13:48 +0000
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This will enable a private monopoly to control water supply and charges will go up
By Abhijit Anand Prabhudan, Admin/Facilities Manager, Ca*****  | 04 04 2011 13:58:24 +0000
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It is bad for aam aadmi, as privatization leads to increase in water charges & also chance of a monopoly of particular class. & there will not be any control over it's equal distribution.
By SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd  | 03 22 2011 13:51:11 +0000
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"We don't have time to take risk at this high time , its time to rectify the goverment poor management rather than establishing a NEW PRIVATE WATER SECTOR " what if the PRIVATE will not work ?? Than again .....???? Better to dig up and remove the clumsy dirt from our hands .
By Happy Singh Matharu, Team Leader -(NonTechnical), Spice Bpo (Aircel)  | 03 21 2011 00:08:55 +0000
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Sujatha,

Please read your own comments. They clearly oppose the privatisation of water supply in Delhi. Thanks for opposing.

 
By Dr.Anil Kumar Grover, Cheif of Dental Practice & Consultant, GDC: Dr.Grover's Dental Clinic,New Delhi  | 03 20 2011 13:05:14 +0000
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I think it is bad, because there are certain areas wherein there is no need for pvt companies to enter.It is best taken care by Government.
By Umesh , Manager Support, SiennaEcad Technologies Pvt Limited  | 03 20 2011 12:47:06 +0000
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Private or government or corporation, in India we;re always under risk called 'no accountability'. I'd say privatizing basic supplies should be a govt responsibility. I dont want to be drinking Reliance or Tata water for god sake. So, making the water supply board accountable for the lapses in service is the best way, though not really practicable.
By Bharath reddy, Software Developer, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)  | 03 20 2011 11:45:25 +0000
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water in private hands should be given if they can give competition but since it is not possible in public interest it should be in hands of govt. only
By Vidhu Dar, CEO/MD/Director, Shiva's Retreat  | 03 19 2011 16:47:58 +0000
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In my opinion it will not be a wise move since it will lead to adulteration in the water supply. The natural resource of water once it was available on free becomes to sell for money.In case everything is to be privatized, then what our govt is doing and I think here also our govt might have made a big deal with some heavy weight. Thanks for the referral Ms.Shalini Sharma.
By NATTERAJA R. ARIKRISHNAN, GM-Projects, Bentec Electricals & Electronics Pvt. Ltd  | 03 19 2011 15:18:36 +0000
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It has its loopholes, main concern here is the how pure the water is. Has its been tested and cleared by the lab where water is tested also the other aspect of it is the cost, over a period time the person who is selling water will even go to the extent of procuring crude oil so there will not be any limit to this as there is no controlling act. What ever you say government has its own limitation in this likewise the private sector. I am still amazed that government is not doing anything on the water connection project from up north to down south, where ganges and cauvery is linked together. It would be indeed great if it happens.
By R.Hariharan Subramaniam, Account Director, (Strategy and Planing), LIVEPOT QATAR, AL Wakhra  | 03 19 2011 10:56:16 +0000
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In reality , the actual process being carried by package water suppliers is nothing but filtering, ozonising and UV Treatment and packing.no steps been take to add insufficent minerals, (like been done before by Bisleri)is done .So this is plain package water not Mineral water.And the cos tof production even for desalination of sea water to potable water is very less (Rs 25 / Cu.Mtr) so this is really a plunder and Government is making a blunder.
By sheriff r mohideen, General Manager -Technical, Origin Foods Limited  | 03 19 2011 09:25:30 +0000
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I dont support this move as I feel that few essential commodities should be with Goverment only. World over it is like that.
By Praveen varma, Sr Manager, Reliance Industries  | 03 19 2011 09:15:39 +0000
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Natural resources will go autocratic rule, particularly most of the people severely affect consumption of drinking water.
By JAGADEESAN S, Project Leader/Managing Consultant, Project Consultant  | 03 19 2011 08:05:58 +0000
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This is "Social Transformation"! Let them outsource the relevant Ministries both in the Centre and State! Ask the Non-Government Organisations to deploy the allocated fund! Hopefully, no citizen would be asked to pay Water Bill in the near future!
By S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner  | 03 19 2011 07:57:22 +0000
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