VILLAGE WATER RESILIENCE INDEX

Calculate Hydrological, Infrastructure, Water Quality, Climate, and Socio-economic Realms

Village Water Resilience Assessment

Evaluate village-level water resilience across 5 pillars (34 indicators)

Composite VWRI Score -
Resilience Classification
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Hydrological
Infrastructure
Water Quality
Climate
Socio-economic

Water Resilience Classification Rules

Realm Score Range (RS) / Composite VWRI Water Resilience Level
RS ≤ 1.5 Very Low resilience
1.5 < RS ≤ 2.5 Low resilience
2.5 < RS ≤ 3.5 Moderate resilience
3.5 < RS ≤ 4.5 High resilience
RS > 4.5 Very High resilience

VWRI = 0.30 × Hydrological + 0.20 × Infrastructure + 0.15 × Water Quality + 0.15 × Climate + 0.20 × Socio-economic

Hydrological Realm

1. Groundwater Depth

VL > 40 m
L 20 < DTW ≤ 40 m
M 10 < DTW ≤ 20 m
H 5 < DTW ≤ 10 m
VH ≤ 5 m

DTW: - m

Rating: -

2. Groundwater Level Trend

VL > 0.20 m/yr
L 0.05 < GTS ≤ 0.20
M −0.05 ≤ GTS ≤ 0.05
H −0.20 ≤ GTS < −0.05
VH < −0.20 m/yr

GTS: - m/yr

Rating: -

3. Recharge Potential

VL ≤ 50 mm/yr
L 50 < RP ≤ 100
M 100 < RP ≤ 200
H 200 < RP ≤ 350
VH > 350 mm/yr

RP: - mm/yr

Rating: -

4. Water Source Density

VL ≤ 0.5 sources/km²
L 0.5 < WSD ≤ 1.5
M 1.5 < WSD ≤ 3
H 3 < WSD ≤ 5
VH > 5 sources/km²

WSD: - sources/km²

Rating: -

5. Restoration of Water Bodies

VL 0 < AHI ≤ 0.2
L 0.2 < AHI ≤ 0.4
M 0.4 < AHI ≤ 0.6
H 0.6 < AHI ≤ 0.8
VH 0.8 < AHI ≤ 1.0

AHI: -

Rating: -

6. Source Reliability

VL ≤ 40%
L 40% < SR ≤ 60%
M 60% < SR ≤ 75%
H 75% < SR ≤ 90%
VH > 90%

SR: -%

Rating: -

7. Water Availability per Capita

VL ≤ 500 m³/cap/yr
L 500 < PCA ≤ 1,000
M 1,000 < PCA ≤ 1,700
H 1,700 < PCA ≤ 2,500
VH > 2,500 m³/cap/yr

PCA: - m³/cap/yr

Rating: -

8. Surface Water Availability

VL ≤ 20%
L 20% < SWSI ≤ 40%
M 40% < SWSI ≤ 60%
H 60% < SWSI ≤ 80%
VH > 80%

SWSI: -%

Rating: -

Hydrological Realm Score: -

Infrastructure Realm

1. Household Supply Coverage

VL ≤ 20%
L 20% < CR ≤ 40%
M 40% < CR ≤ 55%
H 55% < CR ≤ 90%
VH > 90%

CR: -%

Rating: -

2. Storage Capacity per Capita

VL ≤ 25 L/cap
L 25 < SPC ≤ 50
M 50 < SPC ≤ 70
H 70 < SPC ≤ 100
VH > 100 L/cap

SPC: - L/cap

Rating: -

3. Operational Reliability

VL ≤ 40%
L 40% < OR ≤ 60%
M 60% < OR ≤ 75%
H 75% < OR ≤ 90%
VH > 90%

OR: -%

Rating: -

4. Pipeline Network Density

VL ≤ 0.5 km/km²
L 0.5 < PND ≤ 1.5
M 1.5 < PND ≤ 3
H 3 < PND ≤ 5
VH > 5 km/km²

PND: - km/km²

Rating: -

5. Breakdown Frequency

VL > 4 /unit/yr
L 2 < BF ≤ 4
M 1 < BF ≤ 2
H 0.5 < BF ≤ 1
VH ≤ 0.5 /unit/yr

BF: - /unit/yr

Rating: -

6. Backup Source Availability

VL ≤ 20%
L 20% < BC ≤ 40%
M 40% < BC ≤ 60%
H 60% < BC ≤ 80%
VH > 80%

BC: -%

Rating: -

7. Distribution Efficiency

VL ≤ 50%
L 50% < DE ≤ 65%
M 65% < DE ≤ 80%
H 80% < DE ≤ 90%
VH > 90%

DE: -%

Rating: -

8. Disaster Resilience

VL ≤ 20%
L 20% < DFR ≤ 40%
M 40% < DFR ≤ 60%
H 60% < DFR ≤ 80%
VH > 80%

DFR: -%

Rating: -

9. Pipe Material Quality

VL ≤ 20%
L 20% < PMQI ≤ 40%
M 40% < PMQI ≤ 60%
H 60% < PMQI ≤ 80%
VH > 80%

PMQI: -%

Rating: -

Infrastructure Realm Score: -

Water Quality Realm

1. Composite Chemical Water Quality

VL ≤ 40
L 40 < CWQI ≤ 55
M 55 < CWQI ≤ 70
H 70 < CWQI ≤ 85
VH > 85

CWQI: -

Rating: -

2. Safe Source Availability

VL ≤ 40%
L 40% < SSR ≤ 60%
M 60% < SSR ≤ 75%
H 75% < SSR ≤ 90%
VH > 90%

SSR: -%

Rating: -

3. Seasonal Quality Stability

VL ≤ 60
L 60 < SI ≤ 75
M 75 < SI ≤ 85
H 85 < SI ≤ 95
VH > 95

SI: -

Rating: -

4. Composite Biological Water Quality

VL ≤ 50%
L 50% < CBWQI ≤ 70%
M 70% < CBWQI ≤ 85%
H 85% < CBWQI ≤ 95%
VH > 95%

CBWQI: -%

Rating: -

Water Quality Realm Score: -

Climate Realm

1. Rainfall Variability

VL > 45%
L 35% < CV ≤ 45%
M 25% < CV ≤ 35%
H 15% < CV ≤ 25%
VH ≤ 15%

CV: -%

Rating: -

2. Mean SPI of Drought Years

VL ≤ −2.0
L −2.0 < MSPI ≤ −1.5
M −1.5 < MSPI ≤ −1.0
H −1.0 < MSPI ≤ −0.5
VH > −0.5

MSPI: -

Rating: -

3. Consecutive Dry Years

VL > 4 years
L 3 ≤ CDY ≤ 4
M 2 ≤ CDY ≤ 3
H 1 ≤ CDY < 2
VH < 1 year

CDY: - years

Rating: -

4. Drought Frequency

VL > 40%
L 30% < FR ≤ 40%
M 20% < FR ≤ 30%
H 10% < FR ≤ 20%
VH ≤ 10%

FR: -%

Rating: -

5. Temperature Trend

VL > 0.05 °C/yr
L 0.03 < TTS ≤ 0.05
M 0.02 < TTS ≤ 0.03
H 0.01 < TTS ≤ 0.02
VH ≤ 0.01 °C/yr

TTS: - °C/yr

Rating: -

6. Recharge Sensitivity to Rainfall

VL > 2.0
L 1.5 < RS ≤ 2.0
M 1.0 < RS ≤ 1.5
H 0.5 < RS ≤ 1.0
VH ≤ 0.5

RS: -

Rating: -

7. GHG Emission Control Index

VL ≤ 20%
L 20% < GECI ≤ 40%
M 40% < GECI ≤ 60%
H 60% < GECI ≤ 80%
VH > 80%

GECI: -%

Rating: -

Climate Realm Score: -

Socio-economic Realm

1. Per Capita Income

VL ≤ ₹40,000
L ₹40,000 < IPC ≤ ₹70,000
M ₹70,000 < IPC ≤ ₹1,00,000
H ₹1,00,000 < IPC ≤ ₹1,50,000
VH > ₹1,50,000

IPC: ₹-/yr

Rating: -

2. Livestock Dependency

VL > 1.5 SLU/cap
L 1.0 < LR ≤ 1.5
M 0.6 < LR ≤ 1.0
H 0.3 < LR ≤ 0.6
VH ≤ 0.3 SLU/cap

LR: - SLU/cap

Rating: -

3. Migration Rate (Water Scarcity)

VL > 20%
L 10% < MR ≤ 20%
M 5% < MR ≤ 10%
H 1% < MR ≤ 5%
VH ≤ 1%

MR: -%

Rating: -

4. Community Participation

VL ≤ 10%
L 10% < CPR ≤ 25%
M 25% < CPR ≤ 40%
H 40% < CPR ≤ 60%
VH > 60%

CPR: -%

Rating: -

5. Water Governance Index

VL CGS = 0 (0 of 3 met)
L 0 < CGS ≤ 0.33 (1 of 3 met)
M 0.33 < CGS ≤ 0.67 (2 of 3 met)
H 0.67 < CGS < 1 (partially inst.)
VH CGS = 1 (all 3 criteria met)

CGS: -

Rating: -

6. Conservation Participation

VL ≤ 20%
L 20% < WCPR ≤ 40%
M 40% < WCPR ≤ 60%
H 60% < WCPR ≤ 80%
VH > 80%

WCPR: -%

Rating: -

Socio-economic Realm Score: -

ID Indicator Code Unit / Direction Very Low (1) Low (2) Moderate (3) High (4) Very High (5)
1.1Groundwater DepthDTWm (Negative)> 40 m20–40 m10–20 m5–10 m≤ 5 m
1.2Groundwater Level TrendGTSm/yr (Negative)> 0.200.05–0.20−0.05 to 0.05−0.20 to −0.05< −0.20
1.3Recharge PotentialRPmm/yr (Positive)≤ 5050–100100–200200–350> 350
1.4Water Source DensityWSDsources/km² (Positive)≤ 0.50.5–1.51.5–3.03.0–5.0> 5.0
1.5Restoration of Water BodiesAHI0–1 (Positive)0–0.20.2–0.40.4–0.60.6–0.80.8–1.0
1.6Source ReliabilitySR% (Positive)≤ 40%40–60%60–75%75–90%> 90%
1.7Water Availability per CapitaPCAm³/cap/yr (Positive)≤ 500500–1,0001,000–1,7001,700–2,500> 2,500
1.8Surface Water AvailabilitySWSI% (Positive)≤ 20%20–40%40–60%60–80%> 80%
2.1Supply CoverageCR% (Positive)≤ 20%20–40%40–55%55–90%> 90%
2.2Storage Capacity per CapitaSPCL/cap (Positive)≤ 2525–5050–7070–100> 100
2.3Operational ReliabilityOR% (Positive)≤ 40%40–60%60–75%75–90%> 90%
2.4Pipeline Network DensityPNDkm/km² (Positive)≤ 0.50.5–1.51.5–3.03.0–5.0> 5.0
2.5Breakdown FrequencyBF/unit/yr (Negative)> 42–41–20.5–1≤ 0.5
2.6Backup Source AvailabilityBC% (Positive)≤ 20%20–40%40–60%60–80%> 80%
2.7Distribution Delivery EfficiencyDE% (Positive)≤ 50%50–65%65–80%80–90%> 90%
2.8Disaster ResilienceDFR% (Positive)≤ 20%20–40%40–60%60–80%> 80%
2.9Pipe Material QualityPMQI% (Positive)≤ 20%20–40%40–60%60–80%> 80%
3.1Composite Chemical Water QualityCWQI0–100 (Positive)≤ 4040–5555–7070–85> 85
3.2Safe Source AvailabilitySSR% (Positive)≤ 40%40–60%60–75%75–90%> 90%
3.3Seasonal Quality StabilitySI0–100 (Positive)≤ 6060–7575–8585–95> 95
3.4Composite Biological Water QualityCBWQI% (Positive)≤ 50%50–70%70–85%85–95%> 95%
4.1Rainfall VariabilityCV% (Negative)> 45%35–45%25–35%15–25%≤ 15%
4.2Mean SPI of Drought YearsMSPISPI units (Positive)≤ −2.0−2.0 to −1.5−1.5 to −1.0−1.0 to −0.5> −0.5
4.3Consecutive Dry YearsCDYyears (Negative)> 43–42–31–2< 1
4.4Drought FrequencyFR% (Negative)> 40%30–40%20–30%10–20%≤ 10%
4.5Temperature TrendTTS°C/yr (Negative)> 0.050.03–0.050.02–0.030.01–0.02≤ 0.01
4.6Recharge Sensitivity to RainfallRSelasticity (Negative)> 2.01.5–2.01.0–1.50.5–1.0≤ 0.5
4.7GHG Emission Control IndexGECI% (Positive)≤ 20%20–40%40–60%60–80%> 80%
5.1Per Capita IncomeIPCINR/yr (Positive)≤ ₹40,000₹40k–₹70k₹70k–₹100k₹100k–₹150k> ₹150k
5.2Livestock DependencyLRSLU/cap (Negative)> 1.51.0–1.50.6–1.00.3–0.6≤ 0.3
5.3Water-scarcity Migration RateMR% (Negative)> 20%10–20%5–10%1–5%≤ 1%
5.4Community ParticipationCPR% (Positive)≤ 10%10–25%25–40%40–60%> 60%
5.5Water Governance IndexCGS0–1 (Positive)= 00–0.330.33–0.670.67–1.0= 1.0
5.6Conservation ParticipationWCPR% (Positive)≤ 20%20–40%40–60%60–80%> 80%