CITY SANITATION PLAN - Ministry of Urban Development

6.3.3 COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF OPTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF MOST
APPROPRIATE OPTIONS
The surveys along with several other tools used in the methodology have significantly contributed to
this particular section. This section also reveals most appropriate options for the city in redeeming to
be highly sanitized and become livable. Instead of creating just infrastructure for no reason is of no
use and is also a burden on the Nagar Nigam. In such case a supply driven approach would be of
greater help but not a perfect solution also as sometime people will be concerned about their own
place and just surroundings but would have not understood the significance of cities sanitation
situation. In such cases the research groups along with the officials arrive at solutions which are
environmental friendly and good for the city as such.
Fig:
Supply Driven Approach for Sanitation
Providers
Capital and 'technical'
Expertise
Information on Information
Sanitation services
& Facilities
needs and local on possibilities
Situation
Demand for services
Willingness to pay
Local Knowledge
Users
Recent thinking on service provision stresses that infrastructure schemes must respond to user
demand by providing what potential users want and are willing to pay for. This ‘demand responsive’
approach has replaced the old emphasis on supplying what professionals think is good for users,
regardless of whether the users want what is supplied or are willing to pay for it. While clearly an