New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, organised the eleventh version of the District Collectors’ Peyjal Samvad on Tuesday by way of video conferencing, bringing collectively senior officers, District Collectors/ District Magistrates/ Deputy Commissioner to deliberate on accelerating the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 and sharing of greatest practices.
The assembly was chaired by Ashok KK Meena, Secretary of DDWS, Kamal Kishore Soan, Additional Secretary & Mission Director, National Jal Jeevan Mission (NJJM) and senior officers from the State Water Sanitation Mission (SWSM) and DDWS had been additionally current through the Samvad, in keeping with a launch from the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Addressing the event, Meena emphasised the pivotal function of the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS) as the first institutional mechanism and urged districts to conduct common month-to-month conferences and add assembly proceedings on the JJM IMIS portal.
He additionally referred to as upon districts to leverage the Decision Support System (DSS) for scientific evaluation of supply sustainability. Highlighting the significance of water conservation through the monsoon season, he inspired districts to accentuate the ‘Catch the Rain – Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari’ marketing campaign by way of lively participation of Gram Panchayats, VWSCs, Self-Help Groups, faculties, faculties and neighborhood establishments to advertise rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and long-term water safety, the discharge famous.
He urged districts to expedite Jal Arpan ceremonies for accomplished schemes after the prescribed commissioning course of and obligatory trial run, enabling formal handover of belongings to GPs. Noting that over 2 lakh villages and greater than 1 lakh GPs throughout the nation have achieved Har Ghar Jal certification, which ought to now be translated into sustained community-led administration of rural water provide methods.
The launch additional mentioned that he additionally emphasised convergence with programmes reminiscent of VB-G RAM G for supply sustainability and greywater administration, efficient utilisation of sixteenth Finance Commission tied grants for water and sanitation, and assortment of person prices on the GP stage to help O&M of village water provide infrastructure.
DDWS additionally had an in depth presentation on ‘Sujalam Shakti’ implementation roadmap, which focuses on establishing women-led village help teams to strengthen water high quality monitoring, neighborhood participation and supply sustainability.
The progress and greatest practices of 4 chosen districts, Uttara Kannda (Karnataka), Khowai (Tripura), Didwana Kuchaman (Rajasthan), and Chatra (Jharkhand) had been additionally introduced by the respective District Collectors/District Magistrates to facilitate cross-learning and help different districts in strengthening implementation below JJM 2.0, the discharge mentioned.
Innovative Best Practices shared by Four Districts by way of Presentations by the respective District Collector/ District Magistrate/ Deputy Commissioner
Uttara Kannda, Karnataka – Okay Lakshmi Priya, Deputy Commissioner and Dileesh Sasi, CEO, Zilla Panchayat, showcased the district’s complete strategy in direction of sustainable rural water provide service supply in a geographically difficult district comprising coastal, forest and hilly terrains.
The district highlighted its intensive supply sustainability initiatives by mapping lakes, open wells, borewells, and preparation of sustainability plans in GPs by leveraging geospatial knowledge, groundwater assessments and native useful resource mapping to develop long-term water safety plans and is selling convergence with VB-G RAM G over the following 5 years, the discharge mentioned.
Regular coordination with the Forest Department obtained forest and wildlife clearances for Multi-Village Schemes. Capacity constructing of Panchayat Development Officers (PDOs), common VWSC conferences, joint inspections by engineers and Panchayat functionaries have strengthened native governance and accountability. Information associated to water provide schemes, infrastructure created, and repair supply standing is publicly accessible on the Gram Panchayat stage, whereas actively participating communities by way of Gram Sabhas and participatory planning processes.
From Khowai, Tripura, Rajat Pant, District Magistrate and Collector, showcased the district’s built-in strategy in direction of sustainable rural ingesting water service supply by way of common DWSM and DISHA conferences, geo-tagged monitoring, third-party high quality audits, and structured handover of schemes to GPs by way of Jal Arpan.
He highlighted convergence of fifteenth FC grants and MPLADS funds for ingesting water provide in distant tribal habitations, intensive IEC actions involving faculties, SHGs and line departments, and School Water Clubs the place SHG girls prepare college students in water high quality testing utilizing FTKs. Awareness campaigns are being promoted by way of the district mascot ‘Nirmal Modi’, whereas over 6,000 SHG girls are engaged in neighborhood mobilisation.
Source sustainability interventions embody catchment safety, afforestation, groundwater recharge constructions, greywater administration by constructing soak pits in convergence with SBM-G, fifteenth FC and VB-G RAM-G and farmer outreach by way of Krishi Vigyan Kendra to strengthen long-term water safety. All 860 AWCs have rainwater harvesting constructions (RHS) by way of dovetailing, the discharge famous.
Didwana Kuchaman, Rajasthan – Avdhesh Meena, District Collector highlighted the district’s efforts to deal with the long-standing problem of fluoride- and salinity-affected groundwater, which had traditionally resulted in instances of dental and skeletal fluorosis. To guarantee entry to protected ingesting water, the district has strengthened floor water-based regional water provide methods and considerably expanded rural faucet water protection.
The launch said that the district additionally emphasised supply sustainability by way of convergence with MGNREGA and different programmes, selling conventional water conservation and groundwater recharge interventions, together with development and rejuvenation of Tankas, restoration of water our bodies, and rainwater harvesting measures in water-scarce areas. Further showcased its SCADA-enabled monitoring system for real-time monitoring of reservoirs, water therapy amenities, pump homes and village-level distribution networks, enabling environment friendly water administration and improved service supply.
Chatra, Jharkhand – Ravi Anand, Deputy Commissioner introduced a convergence-led mannequin for strengthening rural ingesting water service supply. A key spotlight of the presentation was the district’s modern ‘Peyjal Samasya Nivaaran Pakhwada’, a particular marketing campaign undertaken to determine and resolve ingesting water points by way of coordinated discipline motion involving district administration, technical departments, Panchayati Raj Institutions and native communities.
The initiative enabled fast decision of grievances associated handy pumps, village water provide schemes, water shortages and supply sustainability, whereas strengthening neighborhood possession and accelerating restoration of ingesting water companies. The district holds common monitoring by way of DISHA and Panchayat-level critiques, IoT-enabled distant monitoring of water provide schemes, village-level capability constructing of youth as pump operators and plumbers, and women-led water high quality surveillance by way of Jalsahiya cadres, the discharge from the Ministry mentioned.
Convergence with MGNREGA and different funding sources has supported development of over 5,300 soak pits, rainwater harvesting constructions, and rejuvenation of ponds and reservoirs to strengthen groundwater recharge and long-term water safety. Extensive IEC actions, Jal Shakti Samvads, Jal Yatras and neighborhood engagement initiatives are additional selling Jan Bhagidari and sustainability of rural water provide methods.
Additional Secretary & Mission Director of National Jal Jeevan Mission Kamal Kishore Soan emphasised the vital function of standard DWSM conferences, district dashboards, and District Technical Units (DTUs) in strengthening planning, monitoring, and repair supply. He urged District Collectors to leverage data-driven decision-making, guarantee efficient functioning of DTUs, and promote capability constructing by way of convergence with RSETIs, SRLMs, and Skill Development. He additionally highlighted the significance of coaching girls below Sujalam Shakti and strengthening native technical capacities to make sure long-term sustainability of rural water provide companies.
The launch famous these displays showcased achievements, mitigating steps taken for challenges and greatest practices below JJM, underlining the variety of approaches adopted to speed up progress for attaining Har Ghar Jal. (ANI)