Naandi - India Foundation

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The objective of the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Rural Community Water Project for India is to provide safe drinking water to 75,000 inhabitants (earning less than US$20 per month) in the coastal area of AP. This project anticipates increased innovation and efficiency in the sector by: promoting community participation and ownership, sourcing of a cost-effective innovative water system technology, providing education and training programs on health and hygiene for the community, and fostering public-private partnerships. Enhancing the sustainability of pilot water projects in villages in AP has been a key part of the project design. The scheme provides a one-off subscription subsidy linked to the provision of clean water and these subsidy payments are largely made after the delivery of agreed outputs. These outputs include three months of billed user fee consumption. The Output-Based Aid (OBA) pilots require that tariffs paid by users for consumption should cover operation and maintenance costs, user-fee collection costs, and loan repayment. This requirement helps to ensure that the project is sustainable in the long-term without subsidies. It is anticipated that lessons learned and methodology developed for each Community Safe Water Scheme (CSWS) can readily be applied to other villages in the State of AP and ultimately in the whole of India. Naandi is confident that scaling up is possible as the demonstration effects of each pilot will motivate adjoining villages to engage in similar projects and increase their willingness to pay for water through user fees. In such a scenario, with prior approval from the pilot village, the water treatment facility benefits could be extended to the adjoining villages. Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA) will help Naandi leverage its experiences of bringing safe water to villages, across India.

FY17 - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management

World Bank Group

Project

Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Government, Education