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Providing Safe Drink Water to every household is the goal of Bangaru Telangana
Highlights
The Drinking Water Supply is very important issue in the present times in the light of the increasing health awareness among the rural public. One of the most important objectives of the State Government is to provide safe drinking water to the rural population
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation
The Drinking Water Supply is very important issue in the present times in the light of the increasing health awareness among the rural public. One of the most important objectives of the State Government is to provide safe drinking water to the rural population
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Department is the nodal agency in the State for providing drinking water and sanitation facilities in rural areas. The drinking water facilities are being provided by various types of schemes such as bore wells with hand pumps, Protected Water Supply Schemes , Community Protected Water Supply Schemes etc.,
MISSION:
To ensure provision of safe and adequate drinking water supply to all uncovered, partially covered and quality affected habitations in the rural areas of the country. To ensure that all schools and anganwadis have access to safe drinking water.
The Government is determined to solve the drinking water problem in rural areas with the following objectives
• Delivery of adequate, safe and potable drinking water to all rural people.
• Safe water to fluoride, brackish and other polluted habitations.
• Up gradation of all habitations to fully covered status.
• Special focus on sustainability of sources / schemes
• Proper sanitation facilities to all habitations.
Various State and Central Government programmes such as NRDWP, Thirteenth Finance Commission (TFC), Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) and other external agencies provide the funds for implementing schemes/works for providing drinking water and sanitation facilities to the habitations. Funds are also being tapped in the form of loans from NABARD, HUDCO and World Bank.
Water Supply Infrastructure
There are 1,58,496 hand pumps, 24,003 PWS Schemes and 147 CPWS Schemes (including SSP Schemes) are existing as on 02.06.2014. Ongoing programmes and achievements during 2014-15 (from 2.6.2014) as on 01.02.2015.
6284 works are ongoing with a cost of Rs.3354.15 crore to cover 15,208 habitations under various grants such as NRDWP, NABARD, World Bank, 13th Finance Commission Grants etc. Out of which, 2085 habitations are targeted for coverage during 2014-15. An expenditure of Rs.508.21 Crores is spent upto January 2015 and 1854 habitations are covered i.e., 1658 partially covered habitations and 196 quality affected habitations.
Rural Sanitation
The Total Sanitation Campaign is a central programme that is renamed as Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) with effect from 1.4.2012 with modified guidelines and objectives to accelerate further the sanitation cover¬age in the rural areas, so as to comprehensively cover the rural community with renewed strategies. Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) is envisaged for covering the entire community in saturation approach with a view to create Nirmal Gram Panchayats (NGPs).
To achieve 100% rural sanitation in the State, the Government has taken up construction of Individual House Hold Latrine (IHHLs), Schools and Anganwadi toilets as units.
The Government implemented the NBA project in convergence with MNREGS in the State for IHHLs to facilitate the BPL beneficiary for construction of IHHL with a total incentive of Rs.10,000/- and Benefi ciary contribution as Rs.900/- up to 2nd October, 2014. Recently, the Government of India restructured the NBA program and replaced with Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and launched the program on 2nd Oct. 2014 with a Mission mode approach to declare India open defecation free by 2019.
While restructuring the NBA programme and replacing with SBM (G), Government of India enhanced the incentive from Rs.10,000/- to Rs.12,000/- so as to provide water facility to toilet i.e., a tap connection, storage facility and hand wash facility.
Telangana Academy of Rural Development
AMR- Telangana Academy of Rural Development is the apex training and capacity building institute of Telangana Government on Panchayat Raj & Rural Development activities. The Academy conducts trainings to Elected Representatives of Panchayat Raj Institutions and Officials of Panchayat Raj, Rural Development and other line departments. It also conducts workshops and Seminars on various issues relating to rural people.
Work Programs (Schemes):
Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWS) :
Though rural water supply is a State subject, but considering the magnitude of the problem and to accelerate the pace of coverage, Government of India introduced ARWSP in 1972-73 to assist the States and Union Territories with 100% grant-in-aid. The programme continued till 1973-74 and then temporarily withdrawn. The ARWSP was however reintroduced by Government of India in 1977-78.
Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM):
The second generation programme was launched in 1991-92 as Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission. With the involvement of community in planning, implementation and management of drinking water supply schemes the Sector Reform Projects came up in 1999-2000 as third generation programme which later turned to Swajaldharain 2002.
State Water and Sanitation Mission (SWSM) :
The autonomous body of SWSM was established as per the Government of India guidelines and the Department requirement to accelerate all-round development of the Rural are by providing connectivity and other infrastructure. Re-forminitiates to create awareness among the Rural Population in implementation of schemes to provide Dirking Water and Sanitation facilities, the SWSM is undertaking programs Viz ARWSP, TSC, Swajaladhara etc.
National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) :
Rural drinking water supply facilities are being looked after by RWS&S organization . However, the management of drinking water supply projects has been transferred to PRIs w.e.f. 21st Oct, 2006 for their management, operation and maintenance. Mostly, provision of drinking water supply to the rural population is made through hand pump tube wells and piped water supply schemes. Under the modified NRDWP programme, the drinking water supply projects are implemented under the following components:
Coverage- Priority has been given to provide safe drinking water to "Not Covered" (NC) habitations followed by coverage of "Partially Covered"(PC) habitations. 45% of the annual NRDWP funds is earmarked for this purpose which is spent for PWS schemes along with installation of Spot Sources ( Hand pump tube wells/sanitary wells). The Govt. of India & State Govt.share the cost in the ratio of 50:50.
Water Quality- To provide safe alternative sources of drinking water supply in quality affected habitations, priority has been accorded to Fluoride affected habitations followed by salinity and iron contamination. 20% of the annual NRDWP funds is earmarked for this purpose. The sharing of cost between Govt. of India & State Govt is in the ratio of 50:50.
Sustainability (Swajaladhara mode) - To encourage community participation for sustainability of water supply sources and systems, these schemes are implemented in broad Swajaladhara principle. 20% of the NRDWP fund is earmarked for this purpose. That apart, recharging of ground water is also a very important component.
Support activities- Water quality monitoring and surveillance (Water testing laboratories), communication and capacity development ( CCDU), Management of Information System (MIS) & Computerization are also essential activities. 5% of NRDWP fund is earmarked for this purpose.
O&M- 10% of NRDWP fund can be utilized for operation and maintenance of existing rural water supply systems which are yet to be transferred to the PRIs for a varieties of reasons. But the sharing of cost between Central Govt. and State Govt. will be in the ratio of 50:50.
Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan(NBA) 2013:
The concept of sanitation was expanded to include personal hygiene, home sanitation, safe water, garbage disposal, excreta disposal and waste water disposal. With this broader concept of sanitation, CRSP adopted a “demand driven” approach with the name “Total Sanitation Campaign” (TSC) with effect from 1999. The revised approach emphasized more on Information, Education and Communication (IEC), Human Resource Development, Capacity Development activities to increase awareness among the rural people and generation of demand for sanitary facilities.
This enhanced people’s capacity to choose appropriate options through alternate delivery mechanisms as per their economic condition. The Programme was implemented with focus on community-led and people centered initiatives. Financial incentives were provided to Below Poverty Line (BPL) and some categories in Above Poverty Line (APL) households for construction and usage of individual household latrines (IHHL) in recogni tion of their achievements. Assistance was also extended for construction of school toilet units, Anganwadi toilets and Community Sanitary Complexes (CSC) apart from undertaking activities under Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM).
To give a fillip to the TSC, Government of India also launched the Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP) that sought to recognise the achievements and efforts made in ensuring full sanitation coverage. The award gained immense popularity and contributed effectively in bringing about a movement in the community for attaining the Nirmal Status thereby significantly adding to the achievements made for increasing the sanitation coverage in the rural areas of the country.
Encouraged by the success of NGP, the TSC is being renamed as “Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan” (NBA). The objective is to accelerate the sanitation coverage in the rural areas so as to comprehensively cover the rural community through renewed strategies and saturation approach. Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) envisages covering the entire community for saturated outcomes with a view to create Nirmal Gram Panchayats with following priorities:
Provision of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) of both Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Identified Above Poverty Line (APL) households within a Gram Panchayat (GP).
Gram Panchayats where all habitations have access to water to be taken up. Priority may be given to Gram Panchayats having functional piped water supply.
Provision of sanitation facilities in Government Schools and Anganwadis in Government buildings within these GPs.
Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) for proposed and existing Nirmal Grams.
Extensive capacity building of the stake holders like Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSCs) and field functionaries for sustainable sanitation.
Appropriate convergence with MNREGS with unskilled man-days and skilled man-days.
IMPLEMENTATION :
The Guidelines of NBA and the provisions hereunder are applicable with effect from 01.04.2012. Implementation of NBA is proposed with ‘Gram Panchayat ‘as the base unit. A project proposal that emanates from a district is scrutinized and consolidated by the State Government and transmitted to the Government of India (Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation) as a State Plan. NBA is to be implemented in phases with start-up activities. Funds are to be made available for preliminary IEC work.
The physical implementation gets oriented towards satisfying the felt-needs, wherein individual households choose from a menu of options for their household latrines. The built-in flexibility in the menu of options gives the poor and the disadvantaged families opportunity for subsequent upgradation depending upon their requirements and financial position. In the “campaign approach”, a synergistic interaction between the Government agencies and other stakeholders is essential. To bring about the desired behavioural changes for relevant sanitary practices, intensive IEC and advocacy, with participation of NGOs/Panchayati Raj Institutions/resource organizations is envisaged.
Rural Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance :
Govt. has made significant interventions to improve the availability of drinking water in rural areas. Activities relating to water quality were limited to testing of water sources at the time of commissioning the PWS projects and provision of alternative water supply through Sub-Mission projects for areas where occurrence of Fluoride, salinity and Iron in ground water is beyond the permissible limit. The above programme would be implemented at three levels i.e the State level, District level and G.P. level.
To detect the contamination in water all the District level laboratories and State Level Laboratories have been provided with additional building infrastructures, State of Art, equipment, computers etc. All the District Level Laboratories have been provided with new equipment, furniture etc. The District level laboratories have been computerized providing necessary facilities. The FTKs have already been provided at the GP level to test the water samples at village level.
All flood affected areas will be covered with raised platform tube wells in a phased manner.
Steps have been taken to cover all GP HQRs with piped water supply. The habitations where PWS projects having no overhead tanks will be provided with storage based stand posts of 2000 ltr /1000 ltr.
G.Rajendra Kumar
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