The National Platform Against Water
Privatisation (NPAWP) was formed on 30th June 2013 with Water Activists, Trade
unions, women's groups, NGOs, RWAs, Academics, as a people's initiative
to build solidarity among different water movements and campaigns in India with
the aim is to ensure availability of water as a common resource and promote
'right to water' as a 'fundamental human right'. The immediate objective
is to stop the corporate theft of water and to protect rights over water
as a public good. PSI is also part of this platform , with PSI South Asia
Sub Region Secretary Kannan Raman an Advisor
in the National Committee.
Recently the Government of India
drafted a National Water Framework Law and soughts comments. Suspiciuous
of the attempts to reform the water sector through PPP model in different
cities under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNURM), the
NPAWP analysed and brought out a critique which was sent to the Ministry of
Water Resources Government of India.
More advice and a copy of the critique
can be obtained from PSI South Asia Sub Region Secretary Kannan Raman kannan.raman@world-psi.org
