Taking on New Challenges

Provision of safe drinking water is a basic necessity and has been a major topic for key political discourses in the country over the last decade. The Government of India has been focusing on safe drinking water since 1972-73 when it introduced the Accelerated Rural Water Supply Program (ARWSP) to assist States and Union Territories to accelerate the coverage of drinking water in the country. Despite increased outlays since then, access to safe drinking water in India remains a challenge. Apart from access, water quality and sustainability of resources (water points and infrastructure developed) are issues of major concern. The National Rural Drinking Water Program (NRDWP), which is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments by providing technical and financial assistance, is looking at rural drinking water from a holistic viewpoint. The Ministry has shifted its focus from hand pumps to piped water supply systems with the aim of providing monitored clean water and is focusing on those States which have low levels of piped water supply. The Water and Sanitation Program has compiled an excellent collection of success stories and best practices from the States of Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Punjab and Uttarakhand which address these key constraints. Some of these success stories, such as the Asoga village intervention in Karnataka which showcases a unique demand driven approach to facilitate participatory decision making leading to community ownership, the Bidholi piped water supply scheme in Uttarakhand which manages and recovers 100 per cent operation and maintenance costs from the community, the Shikayat Nivaran Kendra experiment in Punjab which uses information technology for online web enabled centralised complaint redressal and the Water and Sanitation Management Organisation experiment in Gujarat where the registered body acts as a facilitator in developing water and sanitation facilities owned and managed by communities, are all outstanding examples of how to address various challenges and shortcomings the program is facing.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	World Bank, India Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016-01
Subjects:	WATER QUALITY, PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES, WATER SUPPLIES, WATER SERVICES, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM, SERVICE STANDARDS, QUALITY OF WATER, WASTE MANAGEMENT, SAFE DRINKING WATER, CONNECTION FEE, QUANTITY OF WATER, BILL COLLECTION, WATER SUPPLY SERVICE, WATER SECTOR, WATER SYSTEMS, COLLECTION SYSTEM, COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY, POOR WATER QUALITY, WATER METERS, WATER SUPPLY, WATER RESOURCE, COST SHARING, FIXED CHARGES, URBAN WATER, WATER SHORTAGES, SURFACE WATER, SAFE WATER, TARIFF SETTING, ADEQUATE WATER, WATER SCHEMES, WATER COVERAGE, SEWERAGE SERVICES, WATER TANKERS, DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, TOWNS, WATER SUPPLY SERVICES, ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY, MANAGEMENT OF WATER SUPPLY, LARGER VOLUMES OF WATER, CONSUMPTION CHARGE, RURAL WATER, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER RESOURCES, RURAL COMMUNITY, MAINTENANCE COSTS, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, WATER SYSTEM, WATER STORAGE, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION, COST RECOVERY, POPULATION GROWTH, RURAL WATER SUPPLY, ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER USE, WATER METER, WATER, COMMUNITY LEADERS, REGULARITY OF WATER SUPPLY, RAW WATER, SUSTAINABLE WATER, BULK SUPPLY, PROVIDING WATER SUPPLY, WATER DEVELOPMENT, SERVICE PROVIDER, CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS, WATER SCARCITY, LITRES PER DAY, POTABLE WATER, RURAL DRINKING WATER, SERVICE DELIVERY, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS, METER READING, WATERSHEDS, CONNECTION CHARGES, WATER USER, HAND PUMP, WATER TARIFF, CUBIC METRE, SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY, PROVISION OF WATER, WATER DEMAND, SOLID WASTE, SYSTEMS, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY WATER, WATER TARIFFS, WATER AUTHORITY, SANITATION SECTOR, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS, LOCAL WATER, HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS, COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIONS, QUALITY WATER, TOWN, WASTE DISPOSAL, QUALITY OF SERVICE DELIVERY, WELLS, LOCAL COMMUNITY, WATER SOURCES, DRINKING WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION SERVICES, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, DRINKING WATER, TARIFF STRUCTURE, HOUSEHOLDS, HOUSEHOLD USE, CONNECTION FEES, ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY, CLEAN WATER, MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, CONTRACT PERIOD, WATER SERVICE, HYGIENE EDUCATION, WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, COST SAVINGS, NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS, WATER CONSERVATION, WATER SOURCE, WATER DISTRIBUTION, MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, PIPELINE, COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE, QUALITY OF SERVICE, MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, METER READINGS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SANITATION FACILITIES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25793476/taking-new-challenges-compendium-good-practices-rural-water-supply-schemes https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23682
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