JalJeevanSamvad-December-2022-en

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Jal Jeevan Samvad – 27th Edition, December 2022 is a monthly publication of the National Jal Jeevan Mission (NJJM) that documents developments, progress, innovations, field experiences and important initiatives related to rural drinking-water supply under the Jal Jeevan Mission. The issue focuses prominently on the vision of “Har Ghar Jal” and the transition of JJM from merely creating water-supply infrastructure towards assured service delivery. The editorial note highlights the objective of providing every rural household with safe and clean drinking water in adequate quantity and prescribed quality through Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs). It also emphasises stakeholder participation, institutional arrangements and the role of State PHE/RWS departments. The publication reports that, by December 2022, approximately 7.50 crore rural households had been provided with tap-water connections since the inception of JJM, with the objective of providing FHTCs to all rural households by 2024. The statistical section records 10.86 crore rural households (56.10%) having tap-water connections as of 31 December 2022, compared with 3.23 crore households (17%) as on 15 August 2019. It also presents State/UT-wise FHTC coverage and the number of districts, blocks, Gram Panchayats and villages achieving 100% FHTC coverage. A significant theme is decentralised, demand-driven and community-managed water governance. The issue describes the role of Key Resource Centres (KRCs) in capacity building and leadership development at State, district and Gram Panchayat/community levels. It also highlights training initiatives undertaken in collaboration with UNICEF and the creation of a national pool of trainers and resource persons. The edition also features the inauguration of the Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of Water and Sanitation (SPM-NIWAS) at Joka, Kolkata. The institute is envisaged as an apex institution for addressing knowledge and capacity-building gaps in public health engineering, sanitation and hygiene through short-, medium- and long-term courses covering engineering, management, health, accounting, law and public policy. The issue gives attention to water quality and assured service delivery, including the Swachh Jal Se Suraksha campaign, testing of water samples through laboratories and Field Testing Kits, and remedial action in cases of contamination. The accompanying national conference addressed bacteriological and chemical contamination, disinfection, and water-quality monitoring and surveillance. The publication also showcases technology and innovation in JJM. It discusses the use of the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) for procurement under JJM, a web-based monitoring tool for Implementation Support Agencies in Assam, and the use of data and digital systems for monitoring implementation. The GeM article particularly highlights transparency, efficiency, e-bidding, reverse e-auction and demand aggregation in government procurement. The edition includes several State-level case studies and field experiences, including Har Ghar Jal Utsav in Chhattisgarh, household-level water supply and Gram Swaraj in Madhya Pradesh, and the use of green energy/solar power for drinking-water supply in Uttar Pradesh. The Uttar Pradesh case study describes a solar-powered water pumping system at Mirtala village in Mahoba district designed to reduce electricity consumption while ensuring household tap-water supply. The publication also contains an interview with Shri Bharat Lal, former Mission Director of JJM, discussing the challenge of providing clean drinking water to every rural household, the use of data, satellite data, data analytics and artificial intelligence in planning and implementation, and the progress achieved under the Mission.