Talk:International Drinking Water Decade, 1981–90

Water Decade failures?

Note that Village-level operation and maintenance (pumps) seems to suggest (though the wording isn't precise) that the Water Decade was a failure:

Unfortunately this top down approach led to the installation of pumps, notable the India Mark II, that were difficult to maintain.

This could do with some clarification. See also my question at Talk:Village-level operation and maintenance (pumps) #How bad was the Water Decade?. --Chriswaterguy talk 05:31, 29 November 2011 (UTC)