| Title | Evaluation of handpump programme in Karnataka |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1990 |
| Authors | Rao, MN |
| Pagination | 123 p., 8 p. pl.: fig., tab. |
| Date Published | 1990-01-01 |
| Publisher | Institute for Social and Economic Change |
| Place Published | Bangalore, India |
| Keywords | evaluation, hand pumps, india karnataka, maintenance, operation, programmes, rural areas, use of facilities, water quality, water use, water yield |
| Abstract | Karnataka, India, began a water supply programme in 1975, with 20,003 "problem villages" to be supplied with borewells, handpumps, and/or other water supply systems. A recent evaluation of the programme found that 81% of the installed handpumps are functioning; the remaining 19% include non-productive wells. Users indicated that the major problems with old sources were the eventually drying up of the source, or at best insufficient flow. Almost 23% of the sources give unpotable water. Karnataka has a two tier system of maintenance and repair of handpumps, which consists of a mobile van unit as the first tier and a village level caretaker as the second. In some cases, recently installed handpumps were proving to be more troublesome than older ones. Poor maintenance can be attributed to lack of communication between the two tiers. The study indicated that most participating households are willing to pay for the use of the handpump, and that new financial planning is indicated with the majority of the responsibility for maintenance and repair delegated to the second tier. |
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