Section 01
Where the problem happens
Define the service failure before selecting infrastructure.
Water interventions can shift cost or risk into another pillar.
Benefits such as health, learning and jobs are not jointly measured.
Required local context
Record state, district, city/block, village/ward or supply zone; season and date; source or asset; affected users; observed service; measurement or sample method; photo/document where safe; and uncertainty. Never imply 100-metre accuracy unless the evidence genuinely supports it.
Data reference table
Evidence Snapshot
Read each value with its reporting period, population and limitations. A historical national reference is not a local baseline or proof that an IFT proposal works.
5 measurement records still need data and a review of their relevance.
| Signal | Reference Value | Period / Population | How to Read It | Source Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependencies assessed | Not established Data required — not zero | Reporting period: Information Required Population and geography: Information Required | Proposed measure; no observed value is established here. Limitations: Define the measure, unit, reporting period and covered population; obtain a traceable dataset and review its suitability for this topic before using a number. | Source organisation: Information Required Direct source URL: not yet verified Source publication date: not established Verification status: Data required |
| Shared KPIs | Not established Data required — not zero | Reporting period: Information Required Population and geography: Information Required | Proposed measure; no observed value is established here. Limitations: Define the measure, unit, reporting period and covered population; obtain a traceable dataset and review its suitability for this topic before using a number. | Source organisation: Information Required Direct source URL: not yet verified Source publication date: not established Verification status: Data required |
| Risks mitigated | Not established Data required — not zero | Reporting period: Information Required Population and geography: Information Required | Proposed measure; no observed value is established here. Limitations: Define the measure, unit, reporting period and covered population; obtain a traceable dataset and review its suitability for this topic before using a number. | Source organisation: Information Required Direct source URL: not yet verified Source publication date: not established Verification status: Data required |
| Cross-agency decisions closed | Not established Data required — not zero | Reporting period: Information Required Population and geography: Information Required | Proposed measure; no observed value is established here. Limitations: Define the measure, unit, reporting period and covered population; obtain a traceable dataset and review its suitability for this topic before using a number. | Source organisation: Information Required Direct source URL: not yet verified Source publication date: not established Verification status: Data required |
| Net public benefit | Not established Data required — not zero | Reporting period: Information Required Population and geography: Information Required | Proposed measure; no observed value is established here. Limitations: Define the measure, unit, reporting period and covered population; obtain a traceable dataset and review its suitability for this topic before using a number. | Source organisation: Information Required Direct source URL: not yet verified Source publication date: not established Verification status: Data required |
Different surveys, administrative records, estimates and reporting years are not interchangeable. No combined IFT score is calculated from these rows.
Evidence coverage and review log (CSV) · Structured evidence register (JSON)
Section 02
Why the problem happens
Test the full source-to-service chain.
Departmental budgets and KPIs
Treat this as a hypothesis until records, field observation, seasonal evidence and credible alternatives are checked.
No shared geography or outcome
Treat this as a hypothesis until records, field observation, seasonal evidence and credible alternatives are checked.
Externalities omitted
Treat this as a hypothesis until records, field observation, seasonal evidence and credible alternatives are checked.
Cross-pillar owners lack authority
Treat this as a hypothesis until records, field observation, seasonal evidence and credible alternatives are checked.
Section 03
How the parts work together
Components that must work together.
School water, sanitation and skills
Define the responsible actor, operating standard, input, handoff, maintenance requirement, failure trigger and evidence record.
Agriculture efficiency and safe reuse
Jobs and local service enterprises
Energy, ecosystems and climate resilience
Cities and underground infrastructure
Construction and maintenance logistics
Sensors, GIS, AI and research
Section 04
A solution suited to India
Match intervention to hydrogeology, settlement and service capacity.
Create a dependency map for each major project.
Use shared outcomes and compatible geographic records.
Assess energy, health, land, gender, jobs and ecology.
Assign escalation where pillar goals conflict.
Decision checks
Safety; Water balance; Affordability; Equity; Operations; Ecology; Climate risk; Accountability
Section 05
Roadmap
Diagnose, protect, pilot, measure and institutionalise.
- 0–90 DAYS
- Verify & protect
Confirm the location, affected users, service chain, immediate health or safety risk, responsible agency and existing evidence.
- 3–18 MONTHS
- Controlled pilot
Apply a cross-pillar impact review to one major water project before procurement.
- 1–5+ YEARS
- Durable system
Fund operations, preventive maintenance, skilled teams, monitoring, public reporting, correction pathways and independent evaluation.
Section 06
Results
Measure service and outcomes—not assets alone.
KPI 01
Dependencies assessed
Baseline · target · actual · unit · source · period · distribution
KPI 02
Shared KPIs
Baseline · target · actual · unit · source · period · distribution
KPI 03
Risks mitigated
Baseline · target · actual · unit · source · period · distribution
KPI 04
Cross-agency decisions closed
Baseline · target · actual · unit · source · period · distribution
KPI 05
Net public benefit
Baseline · target · actual · unit · source · period · distribution
Section 07
Risks and protections
Water interventions can transfer risk across people, places and time.
- Risk: Committee without decisions
Prevention · accountable owner · trigger · remedy - Risk: Double-counted benefits
Prevention · accountable owner · trigger · remedy - Risk: Hidden trade-offs
Prevention · accountable owner · trigger · remedy
