| Author | Bhagwat, Pawar Dhanshree |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.UE-97-04 |
| Subject(s) | Water-supply engineering--India--Kolhapur
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Increasing population pressure, depletion of resources such as fresh water, and inadequate
management of the infrastructure systems are some of the major constraints causing
progressing deterioration related to urban water supply and sanitation.
Provision of infrastructure has traditionally been considered as a social responsibility of public
agencies. The municipal bodies who are already plagued with problems of finance, lack of
technical know-how and inefficient management, as in the case of Kolhapur City, a fast
growing city in India, are finding it increasingly difficult to cope with an ever-increasing need
to provide the services to the urban population., whereas, private companies have indicated a
keen interest in provision of these services. The inability and lack of willingness on the part of
the municipal bodies on one hand, and the willingness on the part of the private companies to
develop urban sanitation services, on the other hand is leading to the growing trend of
privatization of urban environmental infrastructure.
The study aims to look into the key issues like appropriate pricing, unbundling of services,
role of private and public agencies related to Private Sector Participation (PSP) in the
provision of water supply, sewerage and sewage in Kolhapur City. The key focus of the study
is to assess the financial and institutional feasibility of Private Sector Participation, with
special emphasis on economic viability, political and administrative will, technical and
institutional feasibility and social acceptability. A Financing and Operating Plan for water
supply with sensitivity analysis model has been developed, as also an institutional framework
for selection of appropriate private sector participation option has been developed. These
models are applicable to Kolhapur City, but may also be applied to other similar urban areas in
India. |
| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Urban Environmental and Management (UE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Zimmermann, Willi; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Lefebvre, Bernard;Morishita, Hideharu; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Partial Scholarship;Canadian International Development Agency
(CIDA);Canadian Universities Consortium (CUC); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1998 |