▁on ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁access ▁to ▁water ▁supply ▁because ▁of ▁different ▁definitions ▁used . ▁The ▁data ▁appear ▁to ▁indicate ▁that ▁access ▁decre ased ▁over ▁time , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁period ▁significant ▁invest ments ▁were ▁undert aken ▁in ▁rural ▁water ▁supply . ▁The ▁government ' s ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁P over ty ▁Red u ction ▁Str ategy ▁P aper ▁acknowled ges ▁that ▁indeed ▁" s ust ained ▁access ▁to ▁pot able ▁water ▁sources ▁has ▁probably ▁decl ined ▁in ▁rural ▁areas " ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁A ▁main ▁reason ▁is ▁poor ▁maintenance ▁and ▁ins u fficient ▁cost ▁recovery , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁break down ▁of ▁systems ▁shut ting ▁down ▁water ▁supply ' s , ▁in ▁particular ▁those ▁re lying ▁on ▁p ump ing . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Multi - Indicator ▁Survey ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Dem ographic ▁and ▁Health ▁Survey , ▁access ▁to ▁an ▁improved ▁source ▁of ▁water ▁supply ▁was ▁ 9 1 % ▁in ▁urban ▁areas ▁and ▁ 6 7 % ▁in ▁rural ▁areas . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁source , ▁access ▁to ▁ade qu ate ▁san itation ▁was ▁ 5 4 % ▁in ▁urban ▁areas ▁and ▁ 3 7 % ▁in ▁rural ▁areas . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁calculations ▁based ▁on ▁data ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁census , ▁access ▁to ▁an ▁improved ▁source ▁of ▁water ▁supply ▁was ▁ 8 0 % ▁in ▁urban ▁areas ▁and ▁ 6 7 % ▁in ▁rural ▁areas , ▁including ▁in