Because of these electricity problems, many houses and businesses use private generators. According to the 1991 census about a quarter of India's population live in cities . The standard of living is higher in cities than in villages. The urban people are more aware to modernization than villagers. Its not rare in Indian villages to find satellite dishes on house roofs, while in the whole village there isn't a single toilet.
Drinking water is more secure in cities than in villages.
In many villages, water is even today pumped from wells or from water streams. Most of the urban houses don't have 24 hours water facilities, but instead these houses and buildings have big water tanks which get filled during those hours when there is water in order to secure 24 hours water facilities for the houses. These problems mentioned above, have good business opportunities for development planners. As mentioned above people who live in cities are more aware of modernization than villagers. At least 23 Indian cities have over million residents.