What political economy problem sheila dixit faced in water privatisation?
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Sheila Dikshit was committed to a transparent ... power sector, and Odisha was the first state to privatise it.
Water privatization involves transferring of water control and/or water management services to private companies. The water management service may include collection, purification, distribution of water, and waste water treatment in a community. Traditionally this service has been provided by the local governmental infrastructure such as the municipality or local city council. The pro privatization lobby including water corporations, world bank and IMF has aggressively campaigned for water privatization on the grounds that, while water subsidies promote wasteful practices, commodification of water should allow market forces (supply and demand) to set the water tariff, which in turn will reduce water consumption and promote water conservation. Furthermore, it is argued that opening this sector to private providers, will bring in badly needed capital for upgrading and development of infrastructure
1) Price hikes are unaffordable for the poor
2) Unsustainable water mining
3) Creation of water monopolies
4) Water quality compromised
5) Potential Export of Bulk Water
6) Corruption and lack of transparency
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