Will the water scarcity problem be solved by the state government ? ? ?

Poornima J, Chennai

14th July 2013

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The State Government’s approaches to water service delivery in the city one hand
cater to the water needs of city dwellers but on the other hand deprive peri-urban areas
and more distant rural areas of their water rights. It is argued that this leads to an
imbalance of water equity between urban areas and the areas that are the sources of
Chennai’s water supply .

Alex Stephen, Chennai

16th July 2013

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Thank You Very Much for this reply. This would help me to know more.

Poornima J, Chennai

16th July 2013

Many programmes of work and large
amounts of money have been directed at solving these water shortages but with only
limited success. As both competition for water and demand have continued to
rise sharply, it can be argued that the water challenges facing Chennai are becoming
more severe and more difficult to solve. It is clear also that the escalating demand for
water of the Chennai metropolitan area is putting more and more pressure on the periurban and more distant rural areas that are the main sources of Chennai’s water supply.
The nature and scale of water scarcity in the city and the
approaches taken by the Government to tackle the situation.

Srinivas , Chennai

16th July 2013

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