Water Privitization : Causes And Consequences

<p>Since water has been emerging central point in all spheres of development and<br>social sector, similar response has also emerged from academic as well as<br>developmental politics. Further, scarcity of fresh and clean water leads to emergence of<br>new water business which targeted to reach nearly 2 billion consumers who are<br>estimated as short of fresh water consumption. International markets were already<br>proposed and pushed by world body like WTO to privatize water. Water privatization is a<br>short hand for private sector participation in the provision of water services and<br>sanitation, although more rarely it refers to privatization of water resources themselves.<br>This paper examines causes, problems and role of civil society, especially, social<br>workers and NGOs dealing with providing safe drinking water to common people in<br>India.</p> <p>