Author: S. A. Naqvi
Various groups, water activists, NGO, water experts, and citizens are raising their voice against the government public private partnership for water distribution. Activits are coming together to create public awareness on people's water rights. Below are a links to various discussions held across Delhi on the issue.
Citizens Front for Water Democracy (CFWD) organized a conference on water privatization in delhi and residents of cities where the public-private partnership has been adopted for water distribution shared their experiences. - Read more
Nearly 35 cities in India have either partial or full privatisation of water projects. In the wake of this activists and water workes have a formed a group called National Coalition Against Water Privatisation to launch public awareness on water rights - Read more
An apex court in Delhi criticises government move to undertake three public-private partnership projects in the city. The court specified that a social republic like India air, water, sea and forests cannot be with private sector - Read more
Bolivian activist shares his country's tryst with water privatisation war. The slogan “Water is life, you cannot privatise life” reverberated the city during the blockage in 2000. Read more
NGOs attack Centre’s food, water and land policies The government came under flak from four leading NGOs that voiced their concerns in areas as varied as farming, Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, National Food Safety Act and water privatisation. - Read more
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