1. Sector Background Context & Broad Project Rationale

The DPR needs to provide information covering the following areas:

1.1 Existing status of the physical infrastructure (brief description)

1.2 Base line information in terms of user coverage & access (by different user categories/segments including urban poor)

1.3 List of various projects proposed for the sector in the City Development Plan (CDP) and confirmation /explanation of how this project is aligned with stated CDP priorities

1.4 List of other capital expenditure projects supported by other schemes for the sector (sanctioned projects that have yet to commence as well as ongoing projects)

1.5 Existing tariff and cost recovery methods and extent of cost recovery

• Past five year trends

• Existing per unit cost; existing per unit service delivery price ( in absolute terms and also on per capita basis)
(The basis, assumptions and method of calculations in regard to the above are also to be provided)

1.6 Existing areas of private sector/community participation in the sector for design, construction, project management, and/or O&M services (including billing & collection)

1.7 Any other qualitative information (eg list of key issues that are of importance to this sector and project; importance of the project to the sector, extent to which the project would address key issues/problems of the sector etc.)