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JAL NIRMAL PROJECT
Karnataka Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Agency
Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department
Project Districts
Bagalkote, Belgaum, Bidar,
Bijapur, Dharwad, Gadag,
Gulbarga, Haveri, Koppal,
Raichur and Uttara-Kannada
The Jal Nirmal Project
• A reform initiative from the State Government in
Water Supply and Sanitation Service Delivery
through decentralized Panchayat Raj Institutions
• Gram Panchayaths and User Community are the
focal point in Planning, Procurement &
Implementation of the Project
The Jal Nirmal Project
• A 235 m US $ (Rs.997cr) Project
to benefit 51.50 lakh rural Population in 3064
habitations
• World Bank Assistance of 109 m SDRs IDA
Credit part of Capital Cost shared by the State,
Gram Panchayat and the Community
The Jal Nirmal Project Objectives
 To increase rural communities access to
improved and sustainable drinking water and
sanitation services
 Decentralised service delivery through Gram
Panchayats and user groups
The Project Approach
Implementation of schemes with
 Community based, Demand Driven, Participatory
approach
 Decentralized decision making
 Capital cost sharing
 Integrated approach for providing water supply,
and sanitation services
 100 % Operation and Maintenance by User
Groups( Self – sustenance )
Capital Cost Sharing - Pattern
Project Components
Users
GPs
Project
A Water Supply
10%
5%
85%
B Sanitation - Internal
5%
10%
85%
Drainage and Lane
improvement
C House Hold
Latrines
Rs. 1200 per BPL families
as per TSC guidelines
D Smoke Less
Chullahs
Rs. 143 Subsidy per
Chullah
Project’s Salient Features
• Shift in the role of the Government from
Provider to facilitator
• Technical & Community Mobilization support
provided to GP/User Groups to ensure total
participation
• Community involved fully in Pre- Planning,
Planning, Procurement & Implementation of
schemes as per their choice
Salient Features
Cont….
• Communities sensitized to own and manage water
supply and sanitation facilities.
• Operation, Maintenance & Management skills &
capacity developed among user groups and GPs
• Low cost technology like Saral Jal, Jhari, Floating
Deck Platform, Pressure filters etc., encouraged
Achievements under the project
• Water Supply Schemes completed in 2235
habitations
• Village Internal Roads & Drains completed in
1205 habitations
• 1.62 lakh Individual Household Toilets
promoted and 1599 school sanitation works
promoted
• 2.72 lakh smokeless Chulhas promoted
Achievements under The Project
• 16 Multi-village water supply schemes covering 283
quality affected habitations each scheme covering
15-30 villages
• Joint Committees comprising of 5-8 Grama Panchayats
are fully responsible for implementation and O&M of
these major schemes
Social Benefits
Community Empowerment
• Community empowered and involved in the entire project
cycles of pre-planning, planning, procurement,
implementation & post implementation of schemes
• Rs.51 crore community contribution(88%) and Rs.33 crore GP
contribution(95%) mobilized
• Community is directly involved in execution of schemes
through community contracting. Under this method 35-40 %
civil works taken up by the community
• Operation, maintenance & management skills of the
community /user groups developed
• Health and Hygiene Education to community
Social Cost Benefits
• Time saved in collection of water: 1-2 hours in a
day per Household
• Time saved due to improved access to sanitation
services: about one hour per adult member of
family
• SHGs and woman Groups involved in water
tariff mobilization generating additional income
for the group along with providing opportunity
for service to the community
Inclusive Development
• 425 Lambani Thandas and Siddi Habitations
covered under the project
• Out of total coverage of 51.50 lakh population in
the project, 25.7 lakh BPL and 11.31 lakh SC/ST
population covered under the project as a part of
inclusive development
Health Benefits under the project
Water borne diseases contribute 70 % of the health risk to the
rural community in the project area
The project provides access to safe and potable drinking water
supply to the community by ensuring quality through;
• Disinfection Units installed for each scheme
• Water Quality test tool kits provided and testing skills
developed
• Chlorination done regularly
534 Quality affected habitation provided with safe drinking
water
Sanitation facilities improved in 1514 habitations by providing
roads and sullage /storm water drains
Technical Benefits
• Choice of schemes by the community based on different
technical options suggested by technical Support Agency
• Quality surveillance by Village level committee/
community
• VWSC/GP/JC actively involved in contract management
for effective implementation reducing time and cost
overrun.
• Service delivery to the tail end households ensured by
VWSC
• 40-50 LPCD safe water delivered through house
connections and public stand post with adequate pressure
Sustainability of Services
• Sustainability of drinking water schemes/sources,
Quality & quantity of services, functioning of users
groups, tariff recovery, operation, maintenance and
management monitored through Sustainability
Monitoring Exercise (SME)
• In more than 70 % habitations water tariff mobilized is
above ranges from 50 -100% indicating increase in
sustainability
Sustainability of Services
• Pioneering effort towards Rain Water Harvesting
– Roof top RWH in 20,000 SC/ST/BPL households in 1000
water quality affected habitations
– 23,683 rural schools are being covered “Suvarna Jal”
– Artificial ground water recharge measures for the
sustainability of existing rural water schemes
– Revenue Divisional level, District level and taluk level
workshops on rain water harvesting conducted
– Intensive awareness campaign among rural masses &
involvement of rural community
– BAIF pilot project for Roof top & Surface Rain Water
harvesting – Rs.14.35 Cr.
Tackling Drought & Flood Situation
• Contingent measures have been initiated
through Taluk Task Force Committees to
ensure continous service delivery
• Efficiency of existing schemes improved by
deepening, flushing & hydro-fracturing
• Control Rooms have been established in all the
taluks of the State to address complaints
immediately
Community Consultation during planning stage
Multi Village Scheme – Various Structures
Source
Jack Well
Water Treatment Plant
Intake Well
DI pipe line
Approach Bridge
Zonal Balancing
Reservoir
Multi Village Scheme
Ariel view of Water Treatment plant
Cost Saving Innovative Techniques
Sliding Arrangement for Pumping of
Raw Water from River source
Floating Platform to pump raw water from surface source
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