From the list given below, identify the functions of the Corporation and make a list.
Water supply
Police
Protection of
environment
Providing electricity
for the streets
Deciding the
Railway time table
Demolition of
unauthorized construction
Protecting
the borders
of the
country
Fire
Brigade
Provide information about
dangerous buildings
Registration of
birth, death, marriages
Elementary education
Permission for
construction
Public transport in cities
Answers
Answer:
Rapid improvements are being made in augmenting drinking water supply and sanitation in India, due to concerted efforts by the various levels of government and communities at improving coverage. The level of investment in water and sanitation, albeit low by international standards, has increased in size during the 2000s. For example, in 1980 rural sanitation coverage was estimated at 1% and reached 95% in 2018.[8][9] Also, the share of Indians with access to improved sources of water has increased significantly from 72% in 1990 to 88% in 2008.[8] At the same time, local government institutions in charge of operating and maintaining the infrastructure are seen as weak and lack the financial resources to carry out their functions. In addition, only two Indian cities have continuous water supply and according to an estimate from 2018 about 8% of Indians still lack access to improved sanitation facilities.[10] A study by Water Aid estimated as many as 10 million Indians, or 5 percent of Indians living in urban areas, live without adequate sanitation. India comes in first place globally for having the greatest number of urban-dwelling inhabitants living without sanitation. India tops the urban sanitation crisis, has the largest amount of urban dwellers without sanitation, and the most open defecators(urban) with over 5 million people.[11][12]
Explanation:
n 2015, 88% of the total population had access to at least basic water, or 96% in urban areas and 85% in rural areas. The term "at least basic water" is a new term since 2016, and is related to the previously used "improved water source".
In India in 2017, 59.5% have access to "at least basic sanitation". Between 2014 and 2018, the NDA Government in India built around 92.2 million toilets[13] all across India, due to which the basic sanitation coverage went up from 38.7% in October, 2014 to 59.5% in 2017.[14]
In 2015, 44% had access to basic sanitation, or 65% in urban areas and 34% in rural areas. In 2015, there were still 150 million people without access to "at least basic" water.[15][1]
According to Indian norms, access to improved water supply exists if at least 40 liters/capita/day of safe drinking water are provided within a distance of 1.6 km or 100 meter of elevation difference, to be relaxed as per field conditions. There should be at least one pump per 250 persons.
In urban areas, those that do not receive water from the piped network often have to purchase expensive water of dubious quality from private water vendors. For example, in Delhi water trucks get water from illegal wells on the banks of the Yamuna River for 0.75 rupees per gallon (about US$2.70/m3).[16]
Service quality
Water supply continuity
A young girl carrying water in India
Challenges. As of 2010, only two cities in India — Thiruvananthapuram and Kota — get continuous water supply.[17] In 2005 none of the 35 Indian cities with a population of more than one million distributed water for more than a few hours per day, despite generally sufficient infrastructure. Owing to inadequate pressure people struggle to collect water even when it is available. According to the World Bank, none have performance indicators that compare with average international standards.[18] A 2007 study by the