Drinking water and sanitation in rural India

Current scenario
The current situation: There is no question that India has been successful in providing access to basic water supply facilities for nearly everyone; The challenge now is how to provide higher levels of service with sustainable sources and systems that provide good quality water to a growing population.

strategic and implementation for the Achievement of overall goal of drinking water security
1.Drinking Water Security a. Integrated Water Resource Management at village, district and State levels including Conjunctive Use of rainwater, groundwater and surface water and provision of Bulk Water Supply as needed b. Water Source Sustainability measures implemented at village level including Water Harvesting and Groundwater Recharge measures

2. Water quality Management a. A Water Safety Plan implemented at village level to prevent contamination before it happens b. Verification through Water Quality Testing including field test kits and district and subdivisional water quality testing laboratories

3. Sustainable Service Delivery (Operation and maintenance) a. Operation and Maintenance measures implemented at village level to ensure skills and finance for operation and maintenance, replacement and expansion b. Service agreements for handpump mechanics and piped water supply operators

4. Strengthen Decentralised Governance a. Institutional Roles and Responsibilities to support water security planning and implementation (source sustainability, water quality and O&M) b. Results Based Financing of drinking water security plans c. Regulation including monitoring of progress and performance 5. Build Professional Capacity a. Training to capacitate new roles and responsibilities b. Technical support c. Outsourcing including handpump mechanics and piped water supply operators

Facts and figures

Improved sanitation facilities 2010 In rural india-23% in urban area-58% 65000 villages no source of water 200 villages unhygienic water 185 districts-polluted water

Budget highlights 2013-water sector

The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation gets an allocation of 15,260 crore in the Union Budget. Finance Minister recognizes that there are 2,000 arsenic- and 12,000 fluoride-affected rural habitations in the country. An allocation of 1,400 crore has been made towards setting up water purification plants. Programs dealing with crop diversification and watershed management too have been allocated funds to reduce over exploitation of groundwater.

 State Gujarat and Karnataka initiate groundwater regulation measures. Maharashtra adopt measures like water recycling and rain water harvesting. An affordable nano technology-based water purifier that can provide arsenic-free water at about five paise per litre has been developed by Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) . This will help address the problem of arsenic contamination, a threat to drinking water sources and an emerging health hazard in several parts of the country.

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drinking_water_and_sanitation_status_in_in dia.pdf wateraid-drinking-water-quality.pdf Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation Rural Drinking Water, Strategic Plan20102022.pdf