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drawn. The NDMC also provides the
land for the STP at no cost to the private
operator and then distributes the treated
water, at its own cost, through water
tankers to other gardens in the territory.
The NDMC pays a rate between 30
and 37 Rs. per kiloliter to the company
for the days that they collect the treated
water and then adds a lower rated payment
for those days that they cannot
collect the water due to weather or other
circumstances. The private company
in theory should be able to pay off its investment
and glean a profit from these
regular payments made by the NDMC
after about five or six years. The NDMC
on the other hand does not have to come
up with the initial capital for the project
but pays over time by guaranteeing to
purchase the water. This decentralizes
water governance to the location of the
facility but maintains institutional controls
through government pricing and
a guarantee to purchase the treated water.
In this case, the government entity
becomes the consumer rather than the
producer, thus altering the hydrosocial
cycle.
Figure 2. Rose garden with an SBT plant in the foreground, located along Shantipath near
Embassies and Consulates. (Picture by Kelly D. Alley)
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