Kumar, A, Singh, N, Cooper, S et al. (2 more authors) (2021) Infrastructural Violence: Five Axes of Inequities in Water Supply in Delhi, India. Frontiers in Water, 3. 727368. ISSN 2624-9375
Abstract
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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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Kumar, Singh, Cooper, Mdee and Singhal. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
Keywords: | infrastructural violence, active infrastructural violence, passive infrastructural violence, water inequities, five axes of exclusions |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jan 2022 10:53 |
Last Modified: | 07 Jan 2022 10:53 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Frontiers Media |
Identification Number: | 10.3389/frwa.2021.727368 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:182038 |