The Water Poverty Index is a ...

The Water Poverty Index is a new holistic water management tool thatis mainly relevant at the community level water availability. WPI is derived from the weighted average of the five components at required location, 1. Resources - The physical availability of surface and ground water, taking account of the variability and quality of the resource as well as the total amount of water. 2. Access - The extent of access to water for human use, accounting for not only the distance to a safe source, but the time needed for domestic water collection, and other significant factors. 3. Capacity - The effectiveness of people’s ability to manage water. Capacity is interpreted in the sense of income to allow purchase of improved water, and education and health which interact with income and indicate a capacity to lobby for andmanage a water supply. 4. Use - The ways in which water is used for different purposes; it includes domestic, agricultural and industrial use. 5. Environment - An evaluation of environmental integrity related to water and of ecosystem goods and services from aquatic habitats in the area. Some of the data you will require is Water availability status in India http://www.unicef.org/india/Final_Report.pdf Per Capita Water Availability http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=82676 Safe drinking water availability http://data.gov.in/keywords/safe-drinking-water