Water Consumption Patterns in Domestic Households in …

Water Consumption Patterns in Domestic Households in Major Cities Supply-led Water deprivation prevails in major cities in India. The per capita Water availability in these cities is nowhere near the standards laid down by the World Health Organisation or the Bureau of Indian Standards (1993), and it is also far lower than that in other large cities in the world. The availability of Water in Indian cities varies with socio-economic groups and areas. Households with incomes below Rs 3,000 a month suffer a lot about 72 per cent of such Households in these cities lack sufficient Water . ABDUL SHABAN, R N SHARMA. P. redicting the future is a hazardous business but one thing level of awareness in Households about rainwater harvesting. is certain, that the world in the future, at least in some The last section presents the summary and conclusions of respects, is going to be different from that of today the study. [Figueres et al 2005]. It is certain that societies are going to have to confront, among other things, demographic transitions, I.

2192 Economic and Political Weekly June 9, 2007 to adjust to the quantity (as well as quality) of water supplied. The 54th round of National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) data reveal that 80 per cent of the households in urban India,

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