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NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY &

SANITATION PROGRAMME

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WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION IN INDIA
• Drinking water and sanitation facilities are very important and crucial for achieving the
goal for achieving the goal of “HEALTH FOR ALL”.

• Safe drinking water supply and basic sanitation are so intrinsically linked to human and
ecosystem health that they, along with proper hygiene form the most essential components
of a safe and healthy life.

• Approximately 80 -90 % of untreated sewage is discharged directly into rivers and streams

• Human faeces remains one of the World’s most dangerous pollutants, spreading microbes
that cause Typhoid, Cholera, Diarrheal illness, Amoebic Dysentery, and other virulent
disease

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NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROGRAMME

• The Union Government of India appointed the Environmental Hygiene


Committee (1948 – 49), which recommended a comprehensive plan for
providing safe water supply and sanitation to the population.

• Thereafter the National Water Supply and Sanitation Programme was


launched in 1954

Objective :
To providing safe water supply and adequate drainage facilities for the entire urban and
rural population of the country.
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Targets :

a) 100% urban and rural water supply.

b) 50% urban sanitation.

c) 25% rural sanitation.

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ARWSP (ACCELERATED RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROGRAMME)

• In 1972, a special programme known as “ARWSP” was started as supplement


to the national water supply and sanitation programme.

• The central government supports the efforts of the states in identifying


problem villages through assistance under ARWSP.

• A ‘Problem village’ has been defined as one where no source of safe water is
available within a distance of 1.6 km / 15 m deep, or where source has excess
salinity iron, fluorides & other toxic elements, or where water is exposed to
the risk of cholera.
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NATIONAL DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION
PROGRAMME
• It was launched in 1981 by the government of India.

• Targets were set on coverage – 100% coverage for water, both urban and rural, 80% for
urban sanitation and 25% for rural sanitation.

• The stipulated norm of water supply is 40 litres of safe drinking water per capita per day.

• At least one hand pump/ spot source for every 250 persons.

• Adopt proper environmental practices including disposal of garbage, refuse and waste
water.

• Convert all existing dry latrines into low cost sanitary latrines.

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SWAJALDHARA
• It was launched in 25th dec. 2002. It has certain reform principles which
needed to be adhered by the states governments.

AIMS:-
To provide safe drinking water in rural areas, with full ownership of the community

Building awareness on the management of drinking water projects including better


hygiene practices and encouraging water conservation practices along with rainwater
harvesting.

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Swajaldhara has two components
Swajaldhara 1 (first dhara) : is for gram panchayat or a group of panchayat (at block /
tehsil level).
Swajaldhara 2 (second dhara) : has district as the project area.
ACTIVITIES
• The panchayat & communities have the power to plan , implement, operate, maintain &
manage all water supply & sanitation scheme
• Taking up conservation measures through rain water harvesting and ground water recharge
system for sustained drinking water supply
• The programme was revised from 1st april 2009 as National Rural Drinking Water
Programme
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NATIONAL URBAN SANITATION POLICY
• In November 2008 , the government of India launched a National Urban Sanitation
policy.

GOAL:- The main goal of this policy is creating “ totally sanitized cities” that are

– to treat all waste water

– to make free from open defecation

– to eliminate manual scavenging

– to collect and dispose solid waste safety

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Rating of cities (2010)
• About 40% of the cities were in the “red category” (in need of
immediate remedial action),

• more than 50% were in the “black category” (needing considerable


improvement) and

• only a handful of cities were in the “blue category” (recovering).

• Not a single city was included in the “green category” (healthy and
clean city).
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• The rating serves as a baseline to measure improvements in the future
and to prioritize actions

• The government intends to award a prize called Nirmal Shahar


Puraskar to the best sanitation performers

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NIRMAL BHARAT ABHIYAN

• In 2012, a paradigm shift was made in total sanitation compaign by


launching Niramal Bharat Abhiyan

Objectives:-
To achieve sustainable behavioural change with provision of sanitary facilities

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SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN
• Biggest cleanliness drive was lauched on 2nd October 2014 by Prime Minister
• It aims to accomplish a vision of clean India by 2nd October 2019
Objectives of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan:-
• Construction of Individual, Cluster and Community toilets.
• To eliminate or reduce open defecation
• Public Awareness to be provided .
• Solid and liquid waste management through Gram Panchayat.
• To lay water pipelines in all villages by 2019.

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ACHIEVEMENTS
1.Target- 25 lakhs individual toilets by 2019.

4.6 lakhs installed.

12 lakhs under progress.

Success Rate – 18% .

2.Target- 100000 community toilets by 2019.

25000 toilets installed.

Success Rate – 25% .

3.Target- 1000 cities with 100% solid waste management by 2019.

Only 2 have achieved.

Success Rate – 0.2% .


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