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“Access to legal connection with water for informal settlements in Mumbai has influenced the informal economy of water supply, reducing exaggerated prices charged agents,” revealed the report of the impact of the University of Mumbai Department of Civics and Politics, Wednesday (April 3, 2025).
Abhijit Bangar, another municipal commissioner (projects) Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), assured that the recommendation integrates recommendations in the execution of “water policy for all”.
The University of Bombi Department of Civics and Politics in cooperation with Mrs. Haq Samiti (PHS) has published a report called “Water for All: the impact of an approach to legal connection with drinking water with the inhabitants of informal settlements in Bombai”.
The study recommends an individual level at the level and gain legal connection instead of depending on local agents for connections that are illegal. The civic body of the bombi should also intervene and simplify the process of application for water connection and a certificate of non-involvement. Mr. Bangar pointed out that BMC should carry out this survey, but on the basis of this recommendation we will carry out this policy.
“If policy is unable to satisfy at least 50-55% of the population living in slums, we should change policy. We gave 14,000 connections from 18,000 applied in” water for all “, it is a huge impact on micro -level, but small on the macro level. The problem is in the range. ”
The study created by Dr. Sanjay Patil, Ankita Bhatkhande and Ravindra Swami, noted that legal water connection affected the overall welfare of the population, including a reduction in the physical burden of women and young girls who would usually have to go to water in schools and work.
The study also pointed out that the informal water supply economy was hit heavily, with agents reduced fees for informal connections from 1.25,000 to 30,000 GBP (one connection, shared by five family).
The research was carried out in the seven Slums of the Bombai East – the Western suburbs, including Amojwadi (Malad), Ganpat Patil Nagar V (Borivali West), Kokari Agar (Wadala), Bhim Nagar, Mandala (Mankhurd) and Gautam Nagar, respondents at 202.
Sanjay Patil said, “Two million bombai people depend on alternative water sources and receive only 20 liters of water daily affecting their health. Almost 26% rely on water tanker for water, which makes them water.”
Women also saved the legal connection of water from humiliation. “Women say that the biggest change is that they are now receiving water with respect and no one annoys them,” said Mrs. Ankita, adding that physical burden has decreased and girls can practice menstrual hygiene.
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“However, awareness of male awareness and changes of behavior is needed, because men still assume that women are the task of fulfilling water from taps, which is hardly 10 minutes away,” Mrs. Ankita stressed.
“We should find reasons why people who do not receive water. In my understanding, there are three reasons. One lies in the law, system and provisions. The other is technical problems, the civic body always claims that planning has been made earlier and then came.
Published – April 3 2025 01:44
