Satisfying urban thirst - water supply augmentation and pricing policy in Hyderabad City, India

WORLD BANK TECHNICAL PAPER NO. 395 j WrP3qg Work in progress for public discussion Nove. I qq'7 Satisfying Urban Thirst lI ,it' 7o~ - i" II(/f7b(1/ (J!t.- -sz ztA tv In J , R. 11(1/7'/ / . In )/a  RECENT WORLD BANK TECHNICAL PAPERS No. 311 Webster, Riopelle and Chidzero, World Bank Lendingfor Small Enterprises 1989-1993 No. 312 Benoit, Project Finance at the World Bank: An Overview of Policies ar,d Instruments No. 313 Kapur, Airport Infrastructure: The Emerging Role of the Private Sector No. 314 Vald6s and Schaeffer in collaboration with Ramos, Surveillance of Agricultural Price and Trade Policies: A Handbookfor Ecuador No. 316 Schware and Kimberley, Information Technology and National Trade Facilitation: Making the Most of Global Trade No. 317 Schware and Kimberley, Information Technology and National Trade Facilitation: Guide to Best Practice No. 318 Taylor, Boukambou, Dahniya, Ouayogode, Ayling, Abdi Noor, and Toure, Strengthening National Agricul- tural Research Systems in the Humid and Sub-humid Zones of West and Central Africa: A Frameworkfor Action No. 320 Srivastava, Lambert, and Vietmeyer, Medicinal Plants: An Expandinig Role in Development No. 321 Srivastava, Smith, and Forno, Biodiversity and Agriculture: Implicationsfor Conservation and Development No. 322 Peters, The Ecology and Management of Non-Timber Forest Resources No. 323 Pannier, editor, Corporate Governance of Public Enterprises in Transii'ional Economies No. 324 Cabraal, Cosgrove-Davies, and Schaeffer, Best Practicesfor Photovoltaic Household Electrification Programs No. 325 Bacon, Besant-Jones, and Heidarian, Estimating Construction Costs and Schedules: Experience with Power Generation Projects in Developing Countries No. 326 Colletta, Balachander, and Liang, The Condition of Young Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Convergence of iHealth, Nutrition, and Early Education No. 327 Vald6s and Schaeffer in collaboration with Martin, Surveillance of Agricultural Price and Trade Policies: A HIandbookfor Paraguay No. 328 De Geyndt, Social Development and Absolute Poverty in Asia and Latin America No. 329 M0ohan, editor, Bibliography of Publications: Technical Department, Africa Region, July 1987 to April 1996 No. 330 Echeverria, Trigo, and Byerlee, Institutional Change and Effective Financing of Agricultural Research in Latin America No. 331 Sharma, Damnhaug, Gilgan-Hunt, Grey, Okaru, and Rothberg, African Water Resources: Challenges and Opportunitiesfor Sustainable Development No. 332 Pohl, Djankov, and Anderson, Restructuring Large Industrial Firms in Central and Eastern Europe: An Empirical Analysis No. 333 Jha, Ranson, and Bobadilla, Measuring the Burden of Disease and the Cost-Effectiveness of Health Interventions: A Case Study in Guinea No. 334 Mosse and Sontheimer, Performance Monitoring Indicators Handbooic No. 335 Kirmani and Le Moigne, Fostering Riparian Cooperation in International River Basins: The World Bank at Its Best in Development Diplomacy No. 336 Francis, with Akinwumi, Ngwu, Nkom, Odihi, Olomajeye, Okunmadewa, and Shehu, State, Community, and Local Development in Nigeria No. 337 Kerf and Smith, Privatizing Africa's Infrastructure: Promise and Charge No. 338 Young, Measuring Economic Benefits for Water Investments and Policies No. 339 Andrews and Rashid, The Financing of Pension Systems in Central anid Eastern Europe: An Overview of Major Trends and Their Determinants, 1990-1993 No. 340 Rutkowski, Changes in the Wage Structure during Economic Transition in Central and Eastern Europe No. 341 Goldstein, Preker, Adeyi, and Chellaraj, Trends in Health Status, Ser-vices, and Finance: The Transition in Central and Eastern Europe, Volume I No. 342 Webster and Fidler, editors, Le secteur informel et les institutions de microfinancement en Afrique de l'Ouest No. 343 Kottelat and Whitten, Freshwater Biodiversity in Asia, with Special Reference to Fish No. 344 Klugman and Schieber with Heleniak and Hon, A Survey of Health Reform in Central Asia No. 345 Industry and Mining Division, Industry and Energy Department A Mining Strategyfor Latin America and the Caribbean (List continues on the inside back cover)  WORLD BANK TECHNICAL PAPER NO. 395 Satisfying Urban Thirst Water Supply Augmentation and Pricing Policy in Hyderabad City, India R. Maria Saleth Ariel Dinar The World Bank Washington, D.C.  Copyright