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Issue VII | Year 2021
Jal Jeevan
Samvad
April, 2021
In this issue
Note from the desk of Addi onal Secretary & Mission Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
JJM Progress
Progressive coverage-Func onal Household Tap Connec on (FHTC) (as on 29.04.2021) . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Compara ve FHTC coverage status of States/ UTs (as on 29.04.2021) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Status of tap water supply in rural homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Task at hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Roadmap
Annual Ac on Plan of States/ UTs for 2021-22 is underway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
JJM Ini a ves
JJM empanels Key Resource Centres as capacity building ins tutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Field Test Kit training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
- Rachna Gahilote Bisht, NJJM
Grand Challenge for development of Smart Water Supply Measurement and Monitoring System. . . 11
Insights & Opinion
Jal Jeevan Mission is empowering women and changing their lives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
- Vinod Mishra, Head, WASH programme, India (UNOPS)
Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance: Role of local community. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
- Sumit Priyadarshi, Asst. Advisor, PHE, DDWS
In conversa on
Shri Vikas Labroo, Secretary, Himachal Pradesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Inspiring Stories
Jal Jeevan Mission is changing lives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
- Shri R.R. Raval, District Collector, Valsad, Gujarat
Case Study
Water Quality awareness drive in Schools and Anganwadis of Malda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
- Pragyan Bhar and Anwesa Du a, UNICEF-West Bengal
Accredita on of water tes ng laboratories and surveillance by community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
- Nagesh Pa dar and Pankaj Mathur, UNICEF Field Office, Madhya Pradesh
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Training & Workshops
UNOPS organizes 6-day training programme in U ar Pradesh for field level func onaries . . . . . . . . 22
Jal Jeevan Mission: Ushering a social revolu on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Note from the desk of
Additional Secretary & Mission Director…
New Delhi
29 April, 2021
India witnesses once again an unprecedented number of Covid cases. The only way
forward in this ba le is to wear masks, maintain physical distance, stay home and stay safe.
Na onal Jal Jeevan Mission wishes everyone and their loved ones a safe me ahead. Let's
help each other to defeat the virus.
Jal Jeevan Mission to ensure safe drinking water supply to every rural household – a noble
and life changing mission is proving how it is bringing qualita ve changes in the lives of
scores of people living in our villages. Its impact especially on women and children is being
felt everywhere. It is becoming a people's movement – Jan Andolan, wherein various
stakeholders have joined hands with the commitment to improve the lives of people.
A er the announcement of the mission on 15th August, 2019 by Hon'ble Prime Minister
from the Red Fort and release of the Opera onal Guidelines for the implementa on of Jal
Jeevan Mission on 25th December, 2019, despite CoVid -19 pandemic, by end of 2020-21,
about 4.08 Crore rural households have been provided with new tap water connec ons.
Thus, now tap water supply is reaching to about 7.30 Crore rural households i.e. more than 38% of rural homes of the
country. This shows the commitment of all the States/ UTs to deliver on 'speed and scale' even during the me of
adversity. Indeed, it is a ma er of sa sfac on, despite various challenges, we all have been able to mobilize people to
carry out exemplary work in 2020-21.
Every rural home in Goa, Telangana and Andaman & Nicobar Islands has started ge ng clean tap water supply. Jal Jeevan
Mission works in other States/ UTs is going on in full swing as they are compe ng with each other to outperform others.
The teams implemen ng the Jal Jeevan Mission in the field has imbibed the true spirit of the mission and are ensuring that
'no one is le out' in villages with piped water supply systems. As a result, all households in 58 districts, 713 Blocks and
about 87 thousand villages, have started ge ng assured potable tap water supply on regular basis. The public health
engineering teams on the ground along with partners like Gram Panchayats, ISAs, SHGs, UNICEF and others deserve
compliments.
We have entered into the most crucial phase of the mission. The budgetary alloca on for JJM has seen a quantum jump
from Rs 11,500 Crore in 2020-21 to Rs 50,000 Crore in 2021-22, which shows the priority being accorded by the Union
Government to provide this basic facility of safe drinking water in every home. With this huge alloca on, States/ UTs need
to make a realis c plan for provision of FHTCs with proper expenditure plan for effec ve u liza on of funds. Discussion on
Annual Ac on Plan for 2021-22 is underway to deliberate and finalize the satura on plan for the States/ UTs along with
various support ac vi es to ensure drinking water security in rural areas. Each State/ UT has prepared their Annual Ac on
Plan (2021-22), which are being presented and discussed before finaliza on.
With Government's undivided focus on water supply and improved sanita on, 15th Finance Commission allocated 60% of
Rs. 26,940 Crore grants to RLBs in 2021-22 for supply of drinking water, rainwater harves ng and water recycling; and
sanita on and maintenance of ODF status. This will supplement the ongoing efforts of adequate water for all. We must
make all out efforts for judicious use of this grant by rural local bodies by focusing on various ac vi es viz. rain water
harves ng, strengthening of drinking water sources, improving water supply, grey water management and regular
opera on & maintenance.
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NJJM has taken up a massive capacity building exercise and 126 Key Resource Centres (KRCs) have been iden fied. And
they are going to prepare their Annual Calendars of ac vi es to build the capaci es of different stakeholders at different
level in rural drinking water sector.
Similarly, about 180 reputed organiza ons have been selected as sector partners to work with NJJM and States/ UTs for
dovetailing resources and efforts to achieve the goal of Jal Jeevan Mission - Har Ghar Jal.
When the na on was recovering from the a er-effects of Covid-19 pandemic, in last few days, we are witnessing a sudden
spike of Covid cases in last few days, which has badly affected the whole country, jeopardising the lives of people, affec ng
the normalcy, etc. In these challenging mes, efforts to be made for saving precious human lives and in the same me,
provision of drinking water through household tap connec ons becomes all the more important, so that women and
young girls do not have to go to distance to fetch water for the family and avoid crowding at public stand posts.
Public Health Engineering Departments/ Rural Water Supply Departments of the States/ UTs have done commendable
works during last year amidst the pandemic. Na onal Jal Jeevan Mission expects that good works done to con nue in the
prevailing situa on while taking all precau onary measures. This will help in PHE/ RWS departments as public service
departments focusing on 'service delivery'. States/ UTs must pool all resources and efforts for provision of drinking water
in the water-scarce areas, so that people especially women need not to struggle to fetch water for their families.
NJJM hopes the States/ UTs, PRIs, ISAs, sector partners, UN agencies, KRCs and other stakeholders will con nue with the
good works being done so far and work with more enthusiasm in 2021-22 to accomplish the planned ac vi es to ensure
'Har Ghar Jal'.
[Bharat Lal]
Addi onal Secretary & Mission Director
Na onal Jal Jeevan Mission
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JJM Progress
Progressive coverage-Functional Household
Tap Connection (FHTC) (as on 29.04.2021)
Comparative FHTC coverage status of States/ UTs
(as on 29.04.2021)
FHTC covergae in percentage
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JJM Progress
As on 29th April, 2021
Source: JJM-IMIS
As on 15th August, 2019 As on 29th April, 2021
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JJM Progress
Task at hand
(No. of rural households to be provided tap water connections)
Task at hand
(No. of rural households to be provided tap water connections)
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Roadmap
Annual Action Plan of States/ UTs for 2021-22 is underway
U nder Jal Jeevan Mission, every year Annual
Ac on Plan (AAP) is prepared and presented by
the States/ UTs before the na onal commi ee of
headed by the Secretary, Department of Drinking Water
& Sanita on with members from various Central
to water quality-affected areas, villages in drought prone
and desert areas, Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe
majority villages, 61 JE-AES affected and 117 Aspira onal
districts and Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana villages to
provide all households with tap water connec on in a
Ministries/ Departments and NITI Aayog. With the me-bound manner.
beginning of financial year, proposed Annual Ac on Plan
are deliberated and finalized by the commi ee, which In addi on to Rs. 50,011 Crore budgetary alloca on for
becomes the guiding force for the State/ UT to follow JJM, there is also Rs. 26,940 Crore assured fund available
during the year to achieve the target of 'Har Ghar Jal'. For under the 15th Finance Commission ed-grants to RLB/
2021-22, the AAP mee ng with States/ UTs began on 9th PRIs for water & sanita on, matching State share and
April 2021 and will be completed by 1st week of May. externally aided projects. Thus, in 2021-22, more than Rs.
1 lakh Crore is planned to be invested in the country on
As the Jal Jeevan Mission – Har Ghar Jal entered into third ensuring tap water supply to rural homes. This kind of
year of implementa on with a Central grant of Rs.50,011 investment is likely to con nue over three years to
Crore in 2021-22, the Na onal Jal Jeevan Mission, achieve Har Ghar Jal.
Ministry of Jal Shak is carrying out the annual planning
exercise with States/ UTs from 9th April, 2021. As the Jal The State/ UT Ac on Plan is prepared by States/ UTs with
Jeevan Mission – Har Ghar Jal entered into third year of an objec ve to provide 100% households with tap water
implementa on with a Central grant of Rs.50,011 Crore connec ons and achieve overall drinking water security.
in 2021-22, the Na onal Jal Jeevan Mission, Ministry of This is the master plan with detailed informa on on
Jal Shak is carrying out the annual planning exercise number of schemes to be retrofi ed/ new schemes to
with States/ UTs from 9th April, 2021. This month-long achieve satura on along with melines to ini ate and
exercise, daily taking up two States/ UTs, is done by the
commi ee chaired by Secretary, DDWS and rigorous
scru ny of the proposed Annual Ac on Plan (AAP)
prepared by States/ UTs before finalizing the same.
Therea er, funds are released throughout the year and
regular field visits, review mee ngs are held to ensure
implementa on of these Annual Ac on Plans to achieve
the goal of Jal Jeevan Mission.
As the financial year 2021-22 begins, the rigorous joint
review exercise to finalize the Annual Ac on Plans (AAPs)
has begun from 9th April. This year is a very cri cal year for
JJM, which requires intensive planning based on rigorous
data analysis, capacity of States/ UTs to execute the work
based on last two year's progress, their preparedness,
etc. While implemen ng, States/ UTs are to give priority
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Roadmap
complete& commission the schemes on ground. It will village water supply systems. The States/ UTs are to plan
also iden fy sources of convergence, firm up State O&M for intense training and skilling programmes, especially 5
policy, intensify IEC/ BCC ac vi es, Water Quality persons in every village on water quality surveillance and
Monitoring &Surveillance ac vi es, etc. local community members as masons, plumbers,
electricians, motor mechanics, fi er, pump operators,
The AAP (2021–22) further emphasizes on support etc.
ac vi es like empowering Village Water & Sanita on
Commi ees (VWSCs)/ Pani Sami s, prepara on and So far, 20 States and 3 UTs have presented their AAP
approval of Village Ac on Plans (VAPs) which will have before the commi ee. Ladakh was the first State to
the components of drinking water source strengthening/ present their satura on plan proposing to achieve 100%
augmenta on, water supply infrastructure, grey water target of providing tap water connec on to every rural
treatment & reuse, and opera on & maintenance of in- household by 2022.
FHTCs provided in
FHTC coverage
State/ UT Total HHs (in lakh) 2020-21 Satura on year
(in lakh)
(in lakh)
Ladakh 0.44 0.02 0.04 (8.53%) 2022
Tripura 8.01 1.42 2.14 (26.73%) 2022
Sikkim 1.05 0.10 0.81 (76.78%) 2022
J&K 18.16 2.15 9.99 (55.04%) 2022
Haryana 31.03 7.89 26.93 (86.80%) 2022
Odisha 85.67 15.46 23.26 (27.15%) 2024
Nagaland 3.86 0.475 0.66 (17.1%) 2023
Madhya Pradesh 123.05 19.89 37.69 (30.60%) 2023
Karnataka 91.19 3.43 28.15 (31.20%) 2023
Punjab 34.73 8.31 25.88 (74.53%) 2022
Meghalaya 5.9 0.87 0.94 (15.91%) 2022
Chha sgarh 45.48 1.56 5.66 (12.5%) 2023
Arunachal Pradesh 2.17 0.65 1.02 (46%) 2023
Manipur 4.51 1.96 2.26 (50.20) 2022
Maharashtra 142.36 37.15 91.08 (63.98%) 2024
Rajasthan 101.32 6.77 19.61 (19.36%) 2024
Gujarat 92.92 10.93 77.21 (83%) 2022
West Bengal 163.25 12.47 14.94 (9.15%) 2024
Mizoram 1.26 0.33 0.59 (46%) 2023
Goa 2.63 0.32 2.63 (100%) --
Puducherry 1.16 0.08 1.08 (99%) 2021
Assam 63.35 4.76 6.81 (10.75%) 2024
Andhra Pradesh 95.66 12.97 45.09 (47%) 2024
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JJM Ini a ves
sector at mul ple levels. These
ins tutes will design the course,
JJM empanels Key Resource Centres as develop study material, deliver end-
to-end high-quality training through
capacity building institutes lectures, discussions, interac ons,
ac vi es, games, exercise and
organize field visits.
During the pandemic, as we all know
as physical trainings are not possible,
J al Jeevan Mission launched on
15th August 2019 by the Hon'ble
Prime Minister, is implemented
through ins tu onal mechanism at
na onal, State, district and Gram
State. Leadership training is needed
for effec ve implementa on of the
programme for assured regular
supply of water in the long-term.
trainings were conducted online, it is
expected that agencies applying for
empanelment as KRCs must have
dedicated infrastructure to conduct
online courses in an efficient manner,
Panchayat level. The Village Water & The mo o of Jal Jeevan Mission is provide knowledge support on latest
Sanita on Commi ee/ Pani Sami is “Building Partnership and Changing innova on, tools and best prac ces.
cons tutes as sub-commitee of Gram Lives”. With the aim to forge For Level 3 training ins tute, a 7-year
Pachayat to support mapping, Partnership with agencies/ experience was desired, while for
community mobiliza on, planning, organisa on, an Expression of Level 1 and 2, 3-year experience is
execu on, monitoring, water tes ng, Interest (EoI) was floated in needed.
collec on of water user charge and November, 2020 seeking applica ons
opera on & management of water from interested agencies, both The agencies were given a month to
supply infrastructure created. government and non-government/ apply under the EoI. Several agencies
universi es/ training ins tutes/ non- applied under the EoI of which some
In order to achieve the vision of JJM, g o v e r n m e n t o r ga n i z a o n s t o applica ons were under Senior
it is necessary to re-orient and func on as Key Resource Centre Management Level, others under
sensi ze the Public Health (KRC). Middle Management level and
Engineering officials as well as district Community level. The scru ny of the
administra on along with field level The Key Resource Centres are applica ons is completed by a
func onaries. As water is a State expected to design, develop and commi ee which has recommenced
subject, the same is being managed implement capacity building 10 as L1, 29 as L2 and 87 as L3 to be
at different supply service level by programmes for 'responsible and empaneled as KRCs .
village, Gram Panchayat, district and responsive leadership' in water
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Field Test Kit training
- Rachna Gahilote Bisht, NJJM
3 /4th of the Earth is covered with water out of which
97% is salt water and only 3% is fresh water. We
use only 0.26% of fresh water. The fresh water
comes from two sources – surface water and ground
water. While surface water is prone to micro-biological
permissible limit leads to altered taste, improper cooking
of food as well as gastric irrita on.
Chloride test is carried out adding Chloride indicator
tablet. The permissible limit for Chlorine in water is 250
contamina on caused by virus, bacteria and protozoa, mg /l. Corrosion of metal pipes and increased
ground water gets contaminated by Arsenic, Fluoride, concentra on of metals in drinking water can be seen
Sulphate, Nitrate, Iron, etc. It is mandatory for the rural beyond the permissible limit.
water supply departments in the States/ UTs to test all
water sources yearly; twice for bacteriological and once For undertaking nitrate test, a nitrate reagent tablet is
for chemical contamina on. added in 10 ml water. Wait for 6 minutes to see the
reac on of the tablet. The permissible limit is 45 mg/l.
Government of India has come up with the concept of Blue Baby syndrome and nitrate carcinogenic risks can be
“Laboratories for the People” by which the State, District seen if the nitrate level is beyond the permissible limit.
and Block water tes ng laboratories are opened to public
for the first me. People can now get their water tested at 4 ml water is needed to test Fluoride level in any water
nominal rates. In addi on to water tes ng at sample with 15 drops of Fluoride reagent. The
laboratories, the Gram Panchayats/ local communi es permissible limit is 1.5 mg/l. Fluoride content more than
are empowered to check the quality of water supplied to the permissible limit leads to dental fluorosis, skeletal
them both at source and end points through the use of fluorosis, anaemia and gastric irrita on.
Field Test Kits (FTKs).
The Mission's opera onal guidelines have made
provision to rope in five persons preferably women to
carry out water test at regular intervals. In this regard,
FTKs are procured and handed over to Panchayats. The
government machinery is impar ng training to the
women engaged for water tes ng on how to use the
FTKs.
The Field Test Kit has an instruc on manual, test tubes,
plas c beaker, test tube stand, water tes ng material and
indicator chart. FTK can help test water on nine
parameters viz; pH, Alkalinity, Total Hardness, Chloride,
Nitrate, Fluoride, Iron, Residual Free Chlorine and H2S.
The permissible limit for tes ng the pH level is 7-9.
Consump on of water beyond permissible limit would
leave bad taste in the mouth and could damage mucous
membrane.
Alkaline test requires 10 ml water. 200 – 600 mg/ l is
permissible limit for Alkaline in water beyond which
Alkaline leads to malnutri on and gastric irrita on.
In order to test the Hardness of water, 10 ml water is
taken in a cylinder and mixed with hardness buffer tablet.
The permissible limit is 100 mg/l. Anything beyond the
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Few drops of Iron reagent is needed to test Iron level in the water source as well as storage of water to the newly
drinking water with 15 minutes wai ng. The permissible appointed team of women responsible for undertaking
limit in water is 0.3 mg/l beyond which the water tastes water quality tests and Panchayat representa ves. With
bad coupled with stomach and gastric irrita on. supply of FTKs in the Panchayats the quality of water
supplied can be analyzed in the village itself. The villagers
Residual Free Chlorine test requires 2-3 drops of OT no longer will have to wait for the PHED officials to check
reagent. with 0.2-0.5 mg/l permissible limit in water. the water quality by undertaking the test.
Excess Chlorine leads to asthma, skin disease and at
mes Cancer in the Bladder. Five villagers from all the 122 Gram Panchayat under
Patan block were trained. The frontline workers who
Finally, for undertaking H2S test, the sample has to be received the training included Sarpanch, Up-Sarpanch,
kept in warm place with temperature ranging between Panchayat Secretary, Anganwadi and ASHA worker. The
30-37 degree. Leave it for 24-36 hours. Observe, if the training was organized in two phases. People were
colour of water turns black then it is not fit for drinking informed on why it was important to check the quality of
and it can cause diarrhoea, cholera, dysentery, nausea, water supplied and how consump on of safe water leads
fever and urinary tract infec on. to improved health parameters. Training drive was
undertaken by the administra on in Dantewada district.
Chha sgarh Public Health Engineering Department Similarly, trainings are provided in other States as well so
organized FTK training programme to explain about the ill that as we approach monsoon season all the women are
effects of contaminated water, how water quality check trained to carry out the water quality test and report it in
needs to be undertaken and precau ons required to save me for correc ve ac on if so needed.
Inauguration
Shri Wangki Lowang, Minister of PHE & WS, Government of Arunachal Pradesh inaugurated a
drinking water supply scheme on 12/04/2021 constructed by the Hawai PHE & WS sub-division
under Jal Jeevan Mission at Kibithoo (the eastern most part of India along Sino-Indian border), in
the presence of local leaders, officials, PR leaders and others.
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Grand Challenge for development of Smart Water
Supply Measurement and Monitoring System
T he Ministry of Electronics & informa on Technology (MeitY) in
partnership with Jal Jeevan Mission, Department of Drinking Water &
Sanita on, Ministry of Jal Shak announced a compe on to develop
'Smart water supply measurement and monitoring system' through ICT Grand
Challenge.
3.
4.
Jigar Desai from Rydot Infotech
Private Limited; and
Sanjay Shrikhande from SBEM
Pvt. Ltd
The next stage as per the guidelines
C-DAC Bangalore, is the implemen ng agency of the Grand Challenge and of the Challenge is 'Prototype-to-
provided technical support for Proof of Concept (PoC) development of Product' followed by Stage-3 for field
shortlisted candidates. The compe on was launched on 15th September 2020. trial, tes ng and deployment and
The Challenge comprised of three stages :– demonstra on of product at 25
loca ons by each finalist for the next
1. Idea on to Prototype stage; one month.
2. Prototype-to-Product stage; and
3. Product Deployment stage Following three par cipants who
could not make to Stage 2, can take
At the final stage the product will be deployed at 100 loca ons earmarked by Jal upto 25 villages in consulta on with
Jeevan Mission. Jal Jeevan Mission and Ministry of
Electronics & Informa on Technology
218 applica ons were received from various LLP companies, Indian Tech Start- and demonstrate the products on pro
ups and individuals. 10 par cipants were given two-months 'Idea on-to- bono basis without any financial
Prototype' stage post in which par cipant would carry out demonstra on from assistance :–
8th -10th February 2021 at Water Test-Bed set up at C-DAC.
1. Pradeep Thalappil from
The result of the ICT Grand Challenge has been announced and following four Eyenetaqua Solu ons Private
par cipants have been declared winner :– Limited;
1. Prabhu Chaithanya Gundra from GLOBALm; 2. Krishna Chalam RVR from
Ilonna Innova ons Private
2. Varun Sridhar from Greenvironment Innova on & Marke ng India Private Limited; and
Limited;
3. Kunal Chakraborty from TATA
products limited
Another three applicants are offered
the opportunity to develop and
deploy their products in five villages
on pro bono basis without any
financial assistance :–
1. Kanish Aggarwal from Aqua
Wireless Systems Pvt. Ltd;
2. Sri Harsha Karumanchi from
Kritsnam Technologies; and
3. Sijo Joseph from Ronds
Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Jal Jeevan Samvad Issue VII | April 2021 11Insights & Opinion
With all the me that will be saved,
women can enroll themselves to
Jal Jeevan Mission is empowering ac vely par cipate in the village
mee ngs and use this me to actually
women and changing their lives understand in-village water supply
systems. They can hone their exis ng
skills based out of their cultural
- Vinod Mishra, Head, WASH programme, India (UNOPS) heritage and mone ze them thereby
contribu ng to the rural economy.
Financial independence will be great
W hile the world celebrated
Wo m e n ' s D ay o n 8 t h
March, several women in
rural India, oblivious to this, were s ll
busy walking a distance to fetch
sources, creates back, feet, and
posture problems. The heat adds to
their exhaus on, and the chore itself
takes away much needed me for
other du es. Men step in, only when
for their self-confidence because
now they can become a financially
contribu ng member of their family.
Safe drinking water also means a
reduc on in the number of
water to meet their basic domes c the women fall sick. Not otherwise. waterborne diseases which implies
needs. Women are the true water Let's not forget the pain and lesser money spent on doctors and
managers in their households. The discomfort that a menstrua ng medicines and lesser missed school
responsibility of bringing water for all woman or a girl might be facing. And days for children.
tasks like drinking, cooking, bathing, what about the pregnant women or
washing utensils, cleaning, etc. women and girls with disabili es. Self-Help Group members can be
everything lies on the woman! Imagine how hard must this task be trained to test the quality of drinking
According to the NSS 76 th round for them! The Jal Jeevan Mission is water sources using Field Tes ng Kits
survey, close to 42% rural households figh ng for the dignity of women, just so as to urgently alert the authori es
travel every day to fetch drinking like the Swachh Bharat Mission did. about chemical or bacteriological
water. The distance they cover ranges Jal Jeevan Mission is about ensuring contamina on of the water source.
from less than 0.2 km (30.4% piped water supply to every Their capacity can be developed for
households) to over 1.5 km (0.5% household in the village. Both toilets conduc ng sanitary inspec on- an
households). This means that and water play an important role in on-site inspec on of a water supply
women travel for more than 3 km ensuring dignity for everyone, facility to iden f y actual and
(round trip from the primary water especially women. poten al sources of microbiological
source) each day to get water. contamina on. The informa on can
Annually, this comes to over 1,000 Having access to safe and adequate be used for deciding appropriate
kms in a year. water through individual household remedial ac on to improve or protect
tap connec ons under JJM would the drinking water source and supply
However, things are changing. This is mean that the women and girls can system. Women to be trained to
because, women have been kept at be free from the tension of spending become masons, plumbers, motor
the heart of the Jal Jeevan Mission hours daily for fetching water from mechanics, pump operators etc. for
(JJM), as has been emphasized by the long distances. They can use this me ensuring long term sustainability of
Hon'ble Prime Minister several mes in so many more produc ve ways. For the in-village water supply systems.
in recent past. One of the main instance, the girls in school can study
objec ve of JJM is to bring an end to more peacefully knowing that there They say once you carry your own
the centuries old legacy of drudgery is no pressure to stand in a queue at water, you will know the value of
faced by women and young girls the hand pump to fetch water. This is eve r y d ro p . We a l re a d y h ave
across rural India. more important at the me of the hundreds of thousands of women in
Covid pandemic considering social rural India who live this reality daily.
There are three aspects to carrying distancing is highly important. Having They carry their own water and
water. Distance, me and weight of a handwashing facility right next to already know its value; about me
the water that is being carried. Indian their toilet with water supply to safely they move a step forward and take
women generally take up to six trips a manage their menstrual absorbent charge of the opera on and
day to gather and transport water. material and wash their hands once maintenance of the water supply
They carry over 15 litres of water in they are done, without living in the systems in their respec ve villages.
each trip. Therefore, on an average, fear of having to travel again to fetch Let's bring women and water
they carry over 90 litres of water in a water, would make menstrual together to rewrite our history. About
day. They load jars or buckets on their hygiene management much easier me we change the narra ve, isn't
heads to carry water. The pressure, for adolescent girls and women. it?
added with the distance to water
12 Issue VII | April 2021 Jal Jeevan SamvadInsights & Opinion
diseases, chlorina on as disinfec on
measure is adopted with higher
Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance: doses than required leading to
Role of local community pungent odour of bleaching powder
and gastric irrita on and burning
sensa on. The in-sufficiency created
during such hard mes promotes
- Sumit Priyadarshi, Asst. Advisor, PHE, DDWS 'tendency to store' water and to avoid
the obvious agony of queuing up and
fetching water. However, when
W ater is called universal
solvent owing to its
unique property to
dissolve, to a certain extent, a broad
spectrum of substances and micro-
fa gue of machinery due to over
worked mings or mechanical wear
and tear. When sources dry up
completely, there is every possibility
of increased concentra on of geo-
drinking water is not stored safely, it
increases health related risks.
When the summer/ drought spell is
barely over, with the onset of the
organisms such as minerals, gases, genic contamina on in the aquifer. rainy season and in absence of proper
bacteria, viruses and other leachates This calls for tes ng of water sources management of solid, liquid and
from the industrial waste, agriculture for chemical and microbiological faecal waste management or due to
washouts, faecal contamina on, etc. contamina on since it is expected to improper managed water supply
The state of sanita on, public health, be highest during this me, especially schemes or due to insanitary
menstrual hygiene, preven on and in water quality hot-spots areas condi ons, there is increased burden
containment of spread of diseases where previously threshold limits of of water quality issues and related
and maintaining an overall healthy geo-genic contamina on have been health aspects. The water supply
surrounding has a direct bearing on reported. Since during summer, the schemes are therefore tested once
availability of safe and adequate pipes run dry, the intermi ent before the monsoon and once a er
water. w e n g a n d d r y i n g p ro m o t e s the monsoon for microbiological
corrosion which in turn causes contamina on to ensure that supply
When summer approaches, the fissures and leakages. The leakages in lines are free from coliforms/
ground water level lowers down the pipeline are a major cause of enterobacteria.
which results in failures of point contamina on besides wastage of
water sources such as tube-wells, water. Due to insufficient available human
hand pumps, dug-wells due to resources i.e. an average the lowest
lowered ground water table, sources To prevent any possible outbreak of level of departmental staff in the
completely dying up, mechanical diarrhoea and other water-borne RWSS department/ PHED has 100-
150 villages under their jurisdic on, it
is thus very difficult to a end to all
the problems of all the villages
s i m u l t a n e o u s l y. U n d e r s u c h
circumstances, the role of
community holds the promise for
water supply services to be
monitored and operated on daily
basis.
The best way is for the local
community to play a key role. The
people should be well informed
about the possible sources and effect
of the contamina on and the local
community may be oriented on
conserva on and protec on
measure as well as on periodical
monitoring and surveillance through
sanitary surveys. While water quality
monitoring refers to rou ne and
Jal Jeevan Samvad Issue VII | April 2021 13Insights & Opinion
systema c water quality tes ng in part of their curriculum at nominal while carrying out the survey in
laboratories by Department, water honorarium. The implementa on consulta ons with the community
q u a l i t y s u r ve i l l a n c e refe rs to support agencies to help the local and the observa ons brought out
overseeing acceptable drinking water community through various IEC/ BCC clearly for par cipatory discussion
quality using Field Tes ng Kits (FTKs) measures. and necessary interven ons in Gram
and sanitary surveys. Sanitary survey Sabha. The results of the sanitary
is an 'on-site' examina on of exis ng Since most of the domes c works surveys and water quality
and poten al quality risks and related to water are done by women surveillance are to be informed to the
hazards in and around water supply in rural areas, their par cipa on in department for resolu on and wide
system. FTK is a simple device for planning and implementa on of circula on along with a probable
indica ve or qualita ve tes ng of water supply schemes as well as solu on with a set me line.
water quality parameters such as water quality monitoring and
hardness, pH, fluoride, chloride, surveillance is of pivotal importance. As JJM has picked momentum, so has
nitrate, coliforms etc. The FTKs The surveillance may not only be the strengthening/ upgrada on of
should be periodically used by the done for the piped water supply water quality tes ng laboratories and
GPs/ VWSCs to assess the water schemes but for the exis ng point subsequent NABL accredita on to
quality at sources and delivery sources as well. The group have interna onal standards of
points. conduc ng water quality surveillance tes ng and compliance. This is a new
and sanitary surveys are to be well beginning towards bringing radical
Under Jal Jeevan Mission, the GP aware of the water supply network changes in the water quality tes ng
and/ or its sub-commi ee such as including exis ng/ old infrastructure. by way of empowering the local
VWSC/ Pani Sami / user group, etc. is The risk factors may be assessed community.
required to iden fy, train and appoint
5 women from local community to
conduct water quality tes ng using
FTKs/ H2S vials and report the result.
In case any parameters exceed their
acceptable limit, the sample is
referred to the water quality tes ng
labs for confirma on. Under JJM, the
community can also send the water
to block/ sub-division or district lab
for tes ng at a nominal rate. Further,
to increase peoples' par cipa on in
the mission, the State governments
have been advised to engage
polytechnic students/ degree college
science students for water tes ng as
A Shower leaking at
10 Drips
per minute wastes
more than
500
gallons per year
14 Issue VII | April 2021 Jal Jeevan SamvadIn conversa on
Our priority will be to provide FHTCs in all the SC/ ST
villages, DPAP and SAGY villages of Himachal Pradesh
- Shri Vikas Labroo, Secretary, Himachal Pradesh
1) Tell us about the progress of the Jal Jeevan
1 Mission in the State of Himachal Pradesh.
Out of the total 17.03 lakh households, 13.02
lakh households (76.44%) have tap water
connec ons in Himachal Pradesh. In 2020-21,
about 3.80 lakh FHTCs were provided and 3
districts, 11 blocks, 827 Panchayats and 7,540
villages were fully covered. Lahaul Spi , Una
and Kinnaur became 'Har Ghar Jal' districts.
Under the 100-days campaign to ensure piped
wate r s u p p l y i n s c h o o l s , AWC s a n d
ashramshalas, Himachal Pradesh is one of the
few States to complete the task.
Due emphasis has been given in water quality
sector and 6 district level labs have got NABL
accredita on so far. Remaining 8 district labs will
get their accredita on shortly. Field test kits is the plan ahead for other such tough terrains
have been distributed in all Gram Panchayats for of the State?
water quality surveillance ac vi es by women.
Tashigang, the highest polling sta on in the
2) 2 Ministry of Jal Shak has released Rs 221 Crore world at a height of 15,256 feet, has only six
as performance incen ve grant to Himachal households. These were connected with taps
Pradesh? How do you perceive this kind of running with potable water, in mid-August 2020.
financial resources provided to the State? We are commi ed to providing FHTCs to all rural
households of the State, no ma er how
Government of Himachal Pradesh has decided remotely located they maybe. The State has
to provide tap water connec ons to all the already provided 100% FHTCs in the toughest
households by July 2022 soon a er JJM was districts i.e. Kinnaur and Lahaul & Spi . The
launched on 15th August 2019 by the Hon'ble experience gained by us, will help us in execu ng
Prime Minster. DPRs were prepared, tenders the work in other tough areas like Chamba,
were finalized and now work on these schemes which we plan to saturate this year.
is at an advanced stage. Our priority will be to
provide FHTCs in all the SC/ ST villages, DPAP and 4) 4 State has been working hard in implemen ng
SAGY villages this year. We also plan to achieve JJM amidst the challenges of tough terrain &
100% coverage in the Aspira onal district of clima c condi ons, further compounded by
Chamba in 2021-22. We are thankful to GoI that the Covid-19 pandemic. How the State is
our performance has been appreciated and this planning to address water issues during the
incen ve will mo vate and enable us to achieve prevailing situa on?
100% coverage in priority areas.
Advance planning and mely procurement have
3) 3 The State has ensured household tap water enabled the State to overcome all these
connec on in Tashigang in Lahaul Spi district, challenges. In Himachal Pradesh, there are many
situated at about 15,000 feet above MSL. What areas where the working season is limited,
Jal Jeevan Samvad Issue VII | April 2021 15In conversa on
advance prepara on made there by keeping the schemes. Despite of Covid pandemic, 1,200
men and material ready for deployment and persons have been trained in rural areas in
working out the logis c before the working various skills, 5 women per GP are being
season. This ensures mely comple on of the iden fied and trained on water quality aspects,
works. The State has also prepared a master plan including use of FTKs. 16,243 women have been
to combat even a drought like situa on so that trained so far and women Groups have been
there is no water scarcity. formed and trained in 3,248 GPs. State
government has taken a decision to train PRI
5) State is home to perennial water sources. How
5 do you plan to use and revive the water sources
func onaries on role of PRIs/ VWSCs in JJM, for
which a plan is in place to train more than 28,000
for sustainability of water supply schemes to PRI func onaries in next few months.
ensure regular & long-term water supply to
rural households? 6) What is level of community engagement in the
6 State and how are you ensuring the village
Source sustainability is a very important community to play a key role in implemen-
component of water supply scheme. This is ta on of JJM?
supplemented by converging with other
programmes like MNREGS, LAD, etc. The SWSM Out of total 3,615 GPs in the State, Village Water
under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary has & Sanita on Commi ees (VWSCs) have been
issued specific direc ons to prepare a shelf of formed in 3,213 GPs. VWSCs in remaining GPs
works to be executed by convergence with RDD will be formed shortly. To ensure the
under FC grants, MGNERGS & SBM (G), so that involvement of the community, a special Gram
ed funds under the 15th Finance Commission Sabha mee ng was convened on World Water
grant to PRIs and other schemes for water & Day i.e. 22nd March, 2021 throughout the State,
sanita on are u lized appropriately. wherein Village Ac on Plans were placed before
the Gram Sabha for approval. 21 ISAs have been
To ensure long term sustainability of the empaneled to ensure community par cipa on,
quan ty and quality of water supplied, training so that the beneficiaries have a sense of
is provided to the stakeholders on the various ownership and are ready the take over the O&M
aspects of opera on and maintenance of PWS of the in-village water supply infrastructure.
16 Issue VII | April 2021 Jal Jeevan SamvadInspiring Stories
Jal Jeevan Mission is
changing lives
- Shri R.R. Raval, District Collector, Valsad, Gujarat
I n the morning hours the cacophony around water
tankers in Kastunia village of Gujarat is now well
replaced by the giggles and laughter of women & kids,
as they carry on with their daily chores. The household
have clean tap water connec ons now, and subsequently
heat. Villagers also were highly dependent on the water
tankers, supplied by State authority.
The situa on of the village started taking a U-turn when
the Sarpanch Mitaben Ishwarbhai Tumda started
it has upli ed the quality of life of the womenfolk here. working towards the development of village. The Pani
Jal Jeevan Mission has not only changed the daily life of Sami was formed in the village which got a survey
villagers here, but also has acted catalyst in establishing a conducted and a er series of discussions amongst the
gender equal society here. The women of the village have villagers and hydrologists, the consensus was formed to
improved health and leisure me, which is u lized by bring water to the village through the new open well
many in gaining financial independence and social situated 1 Km away from the village area.
recogni on for them.
The Ground level near the open well is 99.79 mt. in which
The village, owing to its hilly and uneven surface has 20 Hp motor is installed and by 80 mm dia GI pipe of 1100
ground water paucity despite being situated in the Valsad mt length, water is taken to 256.51 mt level to the sump,
District of Gujarat, known as Cherapunji of South Gujarat. situated at 512 height. From the sump, ground level
tank is filled and water is supplied to 141 Households
Few months back, summers used to be torturous here,
through tap connec ons. The O&M of the scheme is
especially for the womenfolk. Though the village has 3
done by WASMO and village authori es.
open wells and 5 hand pumps, but in summers the
ground water level dips considerably, resul ng in drying With the cohesive efforts of the villagers and State
up of water sources. Women and children used to travel authori es, Kastuniya village has now have be er water
at least one kilometre for water, that too in sweltering infrastructure and facili es.
Jal Jeevan Samvad Issue VII | April 2021 17Case Study
current status of water facilitators
engaged at GP level, availability of
Water Quality awareness drive in necessary prerequisites like bicycle,
ID-Card and smartphones so that
Schools and Anganwadis of Malda they can effec vely collect and
geotag the water samples and
sources, respec vely, ensuring
- Pragyan Bhar and Anwesa Du a, UNICEF-West Bengal regular induc on and refresher
trainings and orienta ons,
developing annual calendar for
“ It was quite challenging to collect
water samples from Schools and
Anganwadis during the
lockdown” said Rabiul Islam, a water
facilitator from Chowki Mirdadpur
wide water quality monitoring plan
with special focus on Schools and
Anganwadi centres in a special drive
mode to iden fy most affected/
vulnerable schools, Anganwadi
sample collec on and tes ng and
increase in coverage of water quality
tests in schools, Anganwadi centres
and habita ons.
Gram Panchayat in Manikchak Block. c e n t re s a n d h a b i ta o n s w i t h Informa on Educa on Communi-
The water facilitators or 'Jal Bandhus' contaminated water sources, iden fy ca on (IEC)/ Behaviour Change
as known in West Bengal, received ins tu ons with the highest affected Communica on (BCC) for Water
formal training to take part in a special drinking water sources as well as Quality Monitoring by strengthening
drive conducted during October- prepare a remedial ac on plan that community surveillance of sources,
November 2020 across 146 Gram can be integrated into annual Gram engagement with Village Health
Panchayats (GPs) of Malda, West Panchayat planning process. This Sanita on and Nutri on Commi ee
Bengal. would thus facilitate a post pandemic (VHSNC) and other community
safe drinking water access in schools pla orms, advoca ng for
In the context of Covid-19 lockdown and Anganwadi centres. The data involvement of schools (higher
and subsequent impact on water analysis of the water quality test drive secondary and science teachers) in
quality sample collec on process, an revealed that Kaliachak-I block was surveillance and local tes ng of
analysis of the district's most most affected with Iron and Arsenic, samples, orien ng Panchaya Raj
vulnerable water quality blocks was Kaliachak-III and Chanchal-I blocks Ins tu on (PRI) in community Water
advocated by UNICEF to District were affected with Total coliforms Quality Monitoring and planning in
Administra on Malda. Available and Ratua-I block was affected with E. Gram Panchayat Development Plans
water quality test results in June 2020 coli following recommenda ons (GPDP) and development of
were inadequate because of very less were provided by UNICEF to tackle awareness plans.
number of samples collected during the issues of contamina on.
lockdown. In this background, Long-term solu ons to extend piped
UNICEF coordinated a convergence Improved planning for Water water connec on to the schools,
mee ng with line departments to Quality Monitoring sample Anganwadi centres and habita ons
address the development of a district collec on can be done by mapping of from the nearest Piped Water Supply
Scheme, advocate with mul ple
Government Department of the
District to include in their 15th Finance
Commission grants at Zilla Parishad/
Panchayat Samity/ Gram Panchayat,
convergence of funds to construct
running safe water supply
infrastructure in ins tu ons and
ensure its proper Opera on &
Maintenance. The mapping of
schools and Anganwadi centres
falling within the command area of
PWS scheme will be conducted by
PHED.
A remedial ac on plan was prepared
and sent to the district administra on
for further ac on.
18 Issue VII | April 2021 Jal Jeevan SamvadCase Study
Accreditation of water testing laboratories
and surveillance by community
- Nagesh Pa dar and Pankaj Mathur, UNICEF Field Office, Madhya Pradesh
J al Jeevan Mission (JJM) is under implementa on
with the aim to provide safe drinking water to rural
households on regular basis in adequate quan ty
and of prescribed quality (BIS:10500). Water tes ng is
important for monitoring the water supply, inves ga on
The key interven ons resul ng in improvements of
WQMS in Madhya Pradesh are as follows:
Strengthening Standard Opera ng Procedures and
protocols for water quality monitoring: PHED has
of disease outbreaks, valida on of process and taking developed and finalized the standards and specifica on
preven ng measures. Water quality tes ng tools needs for consumables such as glassware and chemicals to
to be used for deciding the quality of drinking water at facilitate the unified procurement. This enabled smooth
source, within distribu on system and at consumer level. and uninterrupted supply.
Drinking water quality monitoring and surveillance are
dis nct, but closely related ac vi es. PHED plays an Strengthening capaci es of PHED func onaries:
important role in drinking water quality monitoring Capacity building of key func onaries including lab
through its network of water tes ng laboratories and technicians, engineers and sample collectors were taken
empowering communi es in establishing community up by PHED. Four-day training of laboratories
level water quality surveillance systems. func onaries organized focusing on water quality
parameters, standards and procedures in laboratory. This
Madhya Pradesh has a network of 155 water tes ng resulted in accredita on on State Water Quality Research
laboratories working under PHED. It has one State level Laboratory, Bhopal and District Laboratory, Ratlam. This
laboratories, 51 district level laboratories and 103 accredita on led to confidence of State and scale up.
subdivision laboratories. These laboratories are Subsequently, in November 2017, ISO/IEC 17025:2017
suppor ng overall water quality monitoring across the was launched and State ini ated the large-scale capacity
State as per the JJM opera onal guidelines. Along with building with the objec ve to upgrade the quality
implemen ng the schedules for drinking water tes ng, monitoring procedures across the State.
these laboratories are open for common public for water
tes ng on nominal fee.
Public Health Engineering Department in Madhya
Pradesh embarked on the journey to strengthen overall
performance of the exis ng water quality tes ng
laboratories. The ini a ve focused on strengthening
standard protocols and procedures for tes ng and
feedback, build trust in tes ng/ calibra on, enhanced
service levels and improved confidence and sa sfac on
on reliability of water tes ng results. MP PHED along
with UNICEF worked together to strengthen water
quality tes ng laboratories across the State. In order to
achieve standard service level, all the District Water
Tes ng Laboratories were asked to get the accredita on
in line with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 from Na onal
Accredita on Board for Tes ng and Calibra on
Laboratories (NABL). The NABL provides third party
assessment of the quality and technical competence of
tes ng and calibra on laboratories. NABL accredita on
of Water Tes ng Lab provides the status of tes ng results State Water Tes ng Lab - Madhya Pradesh
interna onally acceptable.
Jal Jeevan Samvad Issue VII | April 2021 19Case Study
Laboratory based gap assessments and improvement Connec ng water quality monitoring by laboratories
planning: Comprehensive gap assessment and and water quality surveillance at community level:
improvement planning template was developed, and PHED focused on linking water quality surveillance at
laboratory wise gap assessment and planning completed community level and water tes ng at laboratories.
for all the laboratories in the areas of manpower, Community members especially women and VWSC
infrastructure and resources. The assessment also members are being skilled across State. State is focusing
facilitated State and District level ac ons for on promo ng use of Field-Tes ng Kits at villages level and
improvement of services within laboratories and also refer the posi vely tested samples to the nearby water
focused on the need for upda ng of standards and quality tes ng laboratory for confirma on; sanitary
procurement procedures. inspec ons to iden fy factors associated with drinking
water that may pose a risk to health. Various awareness
Handholding support for procedures and documen- programmes at schools, AWCs are being organized across
ta on: State level technical resource group and zonal State on water quality.
level officers deployed expert lab func onaries, officials
and technical consultant provided by UNICEF. This expert Sustained efforts and ini a ve led to implementa on of
group provided handholding support to laboratories in lab improvement plans across 50 district level
improvement of services, infrastructures, procedures laboratories successfully completed proficiency tes ng
and documenta on. The supervision also provided in 94% parameters. As State level lab and District Lab
opportunity to advocate at district level for resource Ratlam were already accredited; addi onal 25 District
mobiliza on and enhance sampling and feedback at Labs accredited to NABL protocols by 31st March, 2021,
community level. the highest number achieved by any State in a year.
Face to face dialogue with NABL to build confidence of Madhya Pradesh con nues its focus on sustaining the
PHED func onaries: One day face to face dialogue water quality monitoring through achieving high
organized with CEO, NABL and Addi onal Chief Secretary, standards in water tes ng and bringing credibility of lab
PHED, MP on 22nd January 2021 to encourage the PHED func oning for general public to achieve access to safe
func onaries for NABL accredita on in a bid to maintain water for all. Community empowerment for water
the standards of water quality monitoring across State. quality surveillance, safety of source and water safety
This workshop provided opportuni es to over 80 PHED behavior at household level are big steps forward under
func onaries in directly ge ng clarity on accredita on Jal Jeevan Mission in the State.
procedures and more importantly raising prac cal issues.
20 Issue VII | April 2021 Jal Jeevan SamvadAc on from the Field
Andhra Pradesh Chha sgarh
Three teams from Na onal JJM visited districts of A six-member team of Na onal Jal Jeevan Mission visited
Chitoor, Prakasam and East Godaveri in Andhra Pradesh 3 districts of State of Chha sgarh during 23-26 March,
during 15-19 March, 2021 to assist the State team in 2021. 23 villages and 2 labs across 3 districts of Raipur,
resolving -key issues, understanding ground situa on Durg and Mahasamund were visited by the NJJM teams.
and finding best prac ces. The teams visited 16 villages in The purpose of the visit was to have discussion with
these districts to observe the village schemes, water district officials about planning of FHTCs and PWS
treatment plants, planning of State for coverage of tap coverage for 100% satura on, support ac vi es, training
water connec ons to rural homes, etc. The touring teams and capacity building of stakeholders, IMIS related
observed that the progress in the State is appreciable issues, etc. The team toured the villages/ habita ons and
a er the month of November. Village Water & Sanita on interacted with Gram Panchayats/ VWSCs members,
Commi ees (VWSCs) were formed in the villages with village community as well as PHED officials with focus on
ac ve women par cipa on in which mee ngs are community par cipa on and ins tu onal arrangements
conducted at regular intervals and proceeding of the for the implementa on of JJM works. The team also
same is properly maintained. It was noted that the sensi zed the district officials about immediate provision
training programmes for skill development is in progress of piped water supply in schools, Anganwadi centers and
and village people are ac vely par cipa ng in those ashramshalas.
programmes. Besides, FTK tes ng is regularly conducted
in villages by trained female members. State has involved
mul disciplinary staff at village level and has appointed
third party monitoring agency to check the quality of
works. The teams urged the State to take up works of
retrofi ng/ augmenta on of exis ng water supply
schemes to provide household tap water connec ons to
remaining households in these areas.
Don't keep the tap
running while washing
clothes/ utensils
Saves more than
50 Litres
per day
Jal Jeevan Samvad Issue VII | April 2021 21Training & Workshops
UNOPS organizes 6-day training programme in
Uttar Pradesh for ield level functionaries
A 6-day capacity building
programme was organized by
UNOPS at Lucknow in U ar
Pradesh for the programme
implementers on planning, source
planning, technological interven on
based on region specific
requirement, water quality
surveillance & monitoring,
evalua on, etc.
water budge ng technique and
assessment of water security
amongst the community. Use of
Par cipatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
and Par cipatory Learning and
sustainability, recharge, reuse Ac on (PLA) as a tool for data
through grey water management, During the 6-day training collec on was explained to the
rain water harves ng and other programme, a session was held on trainees. Later the par cipants were
aspects of Jal Jeevan Mission. water security and sustainability divided in groups and assigned to
explaining the par cipants on carry out a mapping exercise using
3 na onal, 3 State and 14 district worsening water situa on in the these two tools.
consultants par cipated in the country with special focus on water-
training programme held at Sahbhagi scarce Bundelkhand and A specific session on water quality
Shikshan Trust. Shri Simon Apelblat, Vindhayachal region. A session was tes ng at all quality-affected regions
Environment Counsellor from Royal devoted on community involvement was explained in detail. A
Danish Embassy gave the inaugural in grey water management so that demonstra on using Field Test Kits
address. Experts from WASMO, water coming out of every household was held to undertake tes ng of all
Water Aid, Knowledge Links and is used in planta on and ground water sources and delivery points
UNOPS along with former PHED water recharge to help address the both pre and post monsoon as
officials led various sessions covering deple ng water level. mandated under the JJM guidelines.
strategy for planning and
implementa on, ins tu onal The concept of Jal Chaupal was Mr Vinod Mishra, WASH head,
mechanism needed to support explained in detail to the par cipants UNOPS India took a session on
implementa on of JJM, financial on to use it as a tool for introducing “A tude, Behaviour and Ac on
P l a n n i n g ”, w h i l e M r R o b e r t
Chambers took a virtual session on
“Learnings from the past as a
development professional”. Crucial
role of Village Water & Sanita on
Commi ee at community level was
discussed and how the sub-
commi ee at Panchayat level acts as
a catalyst in pre-planning, planning,
implementa on and post-
implementa on phase. The training
ended with distribu on of
cer ficates to all the par cipants.
The training at this juncture is crucial
as Jal Jeevan Mission embarks on its
third-year journey of
implementa on. Capacity building of
ground level func onaries is very
important and much needed to help
the States/ UTs achieve the target as
planned.
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