An important component of the initiative is the engagement of local villagers. The project is mostly administered through village committees with significant participation by local residents: 60% of villagers are involved in some aspect of the redevelopment. Reforms have recently been announced to establish a three-tier pricing system for urban households that would raise average prices and more closely align the income share spent on water to levels observed in other countries. Such water pricing regimes should be closely monitored, not least because such schemes can have unintended redistributive consequences such as penalising larger families.