Policymakers, Consider Reducing Reliability

In this study, the physical and economic impacts of four policy measures (crop diversification, improved watershed development, canal lining reducing level reliability) all designed to improve bulk water supply, are assessed in a case study Musi catchment India. The aim is compare these have on amount supplied net returns across complex multi-nodal catchment. It argued that because it policymakers who make decisions regarding measures, an assessment private benefits subset users would not be adequate. Rather, society wide costs need considered. Using hydroeconomic model was found reliability most beneficial outcome from both perspective. other three were some adverse regions directly affected by measure.