{"product_id":"people-first-how-odishas-drink-from-tap-mission-quenched-every-thirst-by-g-mathi-vathanan","title":"People First: How Odisha's Drink from Tap Mission Quenched Every Thirst (by G. Mathi Vathanan)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Inspiring Blueprint of a Groundbreaking, Public-Led Initiative That Made the Impossible Reality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eEvery year, millions of people worldwide suffer from devastating waterborne diseases due to a lack of clean utility services. In a country as massive and densely populated as India, the idea of drinking water safely and directly from a household tap has long felt like an unattainable dream. For decades, the standard response from citizens and experts alike was a resounding \"No.\" Yet, one state decisively broke the mold and shattered this long-standing assumption: Odisha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eIn \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"3\"\u003ePeople First\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran IAS officer and career bureaucrat G. Mathi Vathanan delivers a compelling, firsthand narrative of Odisha’s revolutionary \"Drink from Tap\" mission. As the principal architect behind this internationally acclaimed public initiative, Vathanan pulls back the curtain on the immense administrative commitment, ground-level engineering feats, and strict political willpower required to execute a round-the-clock water supply system. Rejecting the notion that vital utilities must be privatized to be efficient, this book demonstrates how an unwavering, people-centric public management model can successfully deliver clean, international-standard water to lakhs of urban homes and marginalized communities. It is a vital, hopeful roadmap for urban planners, public policymakers, and anyone who believes in infrastructure rooted in human dignity and social justice\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52313561301275,"sku":null,"price":420.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/9789390260935.jpg?v=1780980233","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/products\/people-first-how-odishas-drink-from-tap-mission-quenched-every-thirst-by-g-mathi-vathanan","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}