STAKE HOLDERS ROLE IN WATER CONSERVATION & POLICIES

FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Padamatikona swapnika

Faculty of Architecture, Manipal University, Manipal

ABSTRACT: - India, a country that has suffered frequent drinking water supply accidents recently is urgent to strengthen

protection of water resources and improve water supply system to improve drinking water safety. However

there is no clear laws and regulations supporting stakeholder participation in water management in india.

However stakeholder involvement in water supply system for improving water safety/conservation is

crucial for successful management and improvement of water supply system

KEY WORDS: -

Stakeholders, interest, power, role, water conservation

INTRODUCTION:

There is no agreement on stakeholders, their interests and the level of importance, especially in water

supply system. However who to involve? When to involve the stakeholders? Further, how to involve them

from the outset? These questions are crucial to develop efficient and effective stakeholder management.

To achieve efficient stakeholder management, the first step to understand who the major stakeholders are

and what are their interest, influence and relationships are

Main stakeholders role in water conservation/ water supply:

the private sector

town residents at household-level

provincial organizations

government ministries and agencies

DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN STAKEHOLDER GROUPS INVOLVMENT IN WATER

CONSERVATION:

1. Government Administration and Related Structures :

Cabinet of Ministers

Regional Administration

District Administration

City Administration

Committee

Street Elders

2. Executing agency and related structures

Program Steering Committee, PMU and PIU’s

3. Government Ministries

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Economy

Ministry of Labour and Social Security

Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources

Ministry of Health

Department of Health and District Department of Health

State Sanitary and Epidemiology Inspectorate

State Committee on Geological and Mineral Resources (SCGMR)

Ministry of Public Education

Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized and Professional Education

State Committee for Architecture and Construction

State Committee for Environment and Nature Protection

Ministry of Energy

4. Water users

Households

Private sector enterprises and businesses

Local building contractors

PRIMARY STAKEHOLDERS:

people, groups and institutions affected positively (beneficiaries) or negatively (involuntarily resettled) by

the proposed program

SECONDARY STAKEHOLDERS:

people, groups and institutions that are important intermediaries in the program delivery process (e.g.

government line agencies, NGOs)

PO WER INTEREST MATRIX OF STAKE HOLDERS:

Public/consumers

farmers

fire service

NGOs and media

communities and experts

professional institutions

local technicians/plumbers

policy setters: ministry of housing and urban poverty alleviation, ministry of urban

development and ministry of drinking water and sanitation

water companies

engineering companies

city planner

neighbour cities

local government

Politicians, state government

polluting companies

High Interest Low Power High Interest High Power

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Low Interest Low Power Low Interest High Power