JalJeevanSamvad-August-2022-en

About Dataset

Jal Jeevan Samvad – 23rd Edition, August 2022 is a monthly publication of the National Jal Jeevan Mission documenting the progress, achievements, field experiences and initiatives under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The edition covers Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) progress, comparative State/UT coverage and piped-water supply in schools and Anganwadi Centres. A major focus of this edition is the milestone of 10 crore rural households receiving tap-water connections. The publication records that on 19 August 2022, more than 10 crore rural households had been provided household tap-water connections, compared with 3.23 crore households at the launch of JJM in August 2019. It also highlights the achievement of Goa and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu as the first Har Ghar Jal certified State and Union Territory, respectively. The edition provides detailed JJM progress data as on 31 August 2022, including FHTC coverage and comparative performance of States and UTs. It records 10.10 crore rural households, or 52.76%, with tap-water connections and identifies 114 districts, 1,284 blocks, 75,096 Panchayats and 1,57,390 villages with 100% FHTC coverage. The publication also focuses on water quality and community-based surveillance. It describes the training of village-level persons, particularly women, in the use of Field Test Kits (FTKs), sanitary surveys and uploading water-quality data on the JJM portal. The Chhattisgarh case study on Jal Gunwatta Pakhwada highlights water-quality awareness, safe water handling, chlorination, disinfection and FTK-based testing. The issue presents several State and regional case studies, including Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh as the first certified Har Ghar Jal district, Jal Gunwatta Pakhwada in Chhattisgarh, revival of drying springs in Arunachal Pradesh, drinking-water supply during floods in Assam, household tap connections in Damchok village of Ladakh, and a multi-stakeholder perspective from Sikkim. It further emphasizes long-term sustainability of drinking-water sources, highlighting rainwater harvesting, aquifer recharge, renovation of traditional water bodies, watershed development, afforestation and spring-shed management as important measures for improving groundwater availability and sustaining rural water supplies. The edition also documents the Rural WASH Partners’ Forum, reflecting JJM's partnership-oriented approach involving States/UTs, local communities, NGOs, trusts, foundations and water-sector experts. Community participation in planning, implementation, operation and maintenance is presented as an important component of making JJM a people's movement or Jan Andolan.