Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Supply Services in Morbi City: A Case Study
| Author(s) | : | Dhaval C. Vaghasiya, Prof. Neelkanth J. Bhatt, Prof. Shilpa N. Chavda |
| Institution | : | M.E. (W.R.M) Student, L.E. College, Morbi |
| Published In | : | Vol. 3, Issue 5 — May 2016 |
| Page No. | : | 38-42 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
Unreliable water supply is a prime issue in developing countries like India. The study was undertaken toinvestigate peoples’ perception and preferences for domestic water supply services by using Willingness to pay (WTP)survey. In Morbi city, Annual water tariff was found to be very low this hampers the optimal management of water supplyservices in the city. A survey was conducted on 210 households by using contingent valuation method. Closed endedquestionnaires were prepared to identify WTP of the residents of Morbi city. The study revealed that more than 71%consumers were ready to pay higher on proposed tariff. The study is useful for planning a water supply system for theever increasing urban population of the city. A contingency evaluation based study on WTP for improved solid wastedisposal and sewerage services and maintaining the same for the city may be conducted on the similar lines.
Dhaval C. Vaghasiya, Prof. Neelkanth J. Bhatt, Prof. Shilpa N. Chavda, “Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Supply Services in Morbi City: A Case Study”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 3, Issue 5, pp. 38-42, May 2016.
