Infrastructural Violence: Five Axes of Inequities in Water Supply in Delhi, India

Inequity is deeply embedded in the supply of drinking water in Delhi, India. Using the concept of infrastructural violence, this paper exposes how past and present governance of water has resulted in unequal distribution of supply across the city to exclude vulnerable communities from accessing drin...

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Autores principales:	Ashok Kumar, Nitin Singh, Sarah Cooper, Anna Mdee, Shivani Singhal
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	infrastructural violence active infrastructural violence passive infrastructural violence water inequities five axes of exclusions Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD1-1066
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fa1c8f10a16f4e46a8d24c8284a11ce82021-11-10T07:18:30ZInfrastructural Violence: Five Axes of Inequities in Water Supply in Delhi, India2624-937510.3389/frwa.2021.727368https://doaj.org/article/fa1c8f10a16f4e46a8d24c8284a11ce82021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frwa.2021.727368/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2624-9375Inequity is deeply embedded in the supply of drinking water in Delhi, India. Using the concept of infrastructural violence, this paper exposes how past and present governance of water has resulted in unequal distribution of supply across the city to exclude vulnerable communities from accessing drinking water. This perspective broadens the gaze away from a narrow gaze on the technical and structural aspects of infrastructure to encompass the socio-political dimensions. This paper starts by outlining the history of the water supply in Delhi. We then outline five axes of exclusion which can be read as infrastructural violence and explores how aspects of water policy, legislation, and planning uphold these injustices. Our discussion centers on how economics, political ideology, and power infiltrate governing mechanisms to influence water infrastructure to entrench poverty and marginalization. Attempts to improve water security for Delhi's residents face minimal impact without addressing these embedded inequities. Therefore, our analysis offers a framework to systematically create awareness of the factors to be addressed to enable a more equitable governance of water supply.Ashok KumarNitin SinghSarah CooperAnna MdeeShivani SinghalFrontiers Media S.A.articleinfrastructural violenceactive infrastructural violencepassive infrastructural violencewater inequitiesfive axes of exclusionsEnvironmental technology. Sanitary engineeringTD1-1066ENFrontiers in Water, Vol 3 (2021)
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description	Inequity is deeply embedded in the supply of drinking water in Delhi, India. Using the concept of infrastructural violence, this paper exposes how past and present governance of water has resulted in unequal distribution of supply across the city to exclude vulnerable communities from accessing drinking water. This perspective broadens the gaze away from a narrow gaze on the technical and structural aspects of infrastructure to encompass the socio-political dimensions. This paper starts by outlining the history of the water supply in Delhi. We then outline five axes of exclusion which can be read as infrastructural violence and explores how aspects of water policy, legislation, and planning uphold these injustices. Our discussion centers on how economics, political ideology, and power infiltrate governing mechanisms to influence water infrastructure to entrench poverty and marginalization. Attempts to improve water security for Delhi's residents face minimal impact without addressing these embedded inequities. Therefore, our analysis offers a framework to systematically create awareness of the factors to be addressed to enable a more equitable governance of water supply.
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title	Infrastructural Violence: Five Axes of Inequities in Water Supply in Delhi, India
title_short	Infrastructural Violence: Five Axes of Inequities in Water Supply in Delhi, India
title_full	Infrastructural Violence: Five Axes of Inequities in Water Supply in Delhi, India
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Infrastructural Violence: Five Axes of Inequities in Water Supply in Delhi, India

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