what were merits of bolivia water war
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THE third-largest city in Bolivia is spread across the flat floor of a fertile Andean valley which produces much of the country's grain, poultry, fruit and vegetables. But a swiftly expanding population and a drier climate have turned Cochabamba's once lush valley into an increasingly parched and dusty place. The water table is falling swiftly. Some areas of the city now receive water for only a few hours every two or three days, and farmers have had to shift to crops requiring less irrigation.
How to end the water shortage has become a controversial political issue. The solution championed by Manfred Reyes, Cochabamba's mayor, and backed by Bolivia's current government, is a $450m scheme to pipe water from a group of rivers (one of which, the Misicuni, gives the project its name) high in the mountains surrounding the city. It requires boring a 19km (12-mile) tunnel through the mountains, at depths of up to 1km.
Work on the project has started, stopped and started again since 1998. Some of the finance is coming from the World Bank and other donors. But some of the rest is supposed to come from raising the charges levied by Aguas del Tunari, the city's recently privatised water company. In December, water bills went up by 35% on average and some by twice that.
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In the city of Cochabamba, the control of water supply was in the hands of te municipality. The people used this service at reasonable price.