Lok Sabha Question No. 1702 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Drinking Water Problem in Kerala
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: P. KARUNAKARAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1702 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## Drinking Water Problem in Kerala

## 1702. SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the top five districts in Kerala suffering from drinking water problem;
- (b) the measures taken by the Union Government to overcome this problem; and
- (c) the number of villages and blocks in the State with 100 per cent sanitation facilities, district-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI S S AHLUWALIA)

(a) Under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), coverage of ruraldrinking water supply is maintained in terms of Fully Covered habitations (i.e. getting more than 40 litres  per  capita per day safe drinking water), Partially  Covered habitations (i.e. getting  less than  40  litre  per  capita  per  day  safe  drinking  water)  and  Quality  Affected  habitations  (i.e. containing  chemical  contaminant).  As  per  information  reported  by  State  Government  of Kerala on Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of this Ministry, details of the top  five  districts  in  Kerala  having  lowest  percentage  of  Fully  Covered  habitations  are  as under:

| Districts   |   %of Fully Covered habitations in the District |
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Kasaragod   |                                            2.71 |
| Kozhikode   |                                            7.9  |
| Wayanad     |                                            8.68 |
| Kollam      |                                            9.69 |
| Kottayam    |                                           10.39 |

(b)  Rural  drinking  water  supply  is  a  State  subject.  Under  National  Rural  Drinking  Water Programme (NRDWP), this Ministry provides financial and technical assistance to the States to supplement their efforts to provide clean drinking water in the rural areas. This Ministry has directed States including State Government of Kerala to focus on completing the schemes which are at advanced stage of completion. The states have been further asked to go for Pipes Water Supply Schemes only. While doing so, this Ministry has directed that priority is to be accorded  to  the  schemes  meant  for  Arsenic  /  Fluoride affected  habitation  and  Open Defecation Free (ODF) villages. The state has also been advised to pool more funds from the state finance department for drinking water supply sector out of enhanced devolution of funds from 32% to 42 % under 14 th Finance Commission.

(c) SBM (G): Kerala has already been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF). District-wise, number of villages and blocks in Kerala with 100 percent sanitation facilities is at Annexure .

Annexure Statement referred in part (c) of the reply to Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.1702 due for reply on 28-12-2017 District-wise,  number  of  villages  and  blocks  in  Kerala  with  100  percent  sanitation

## facilities

| S.N.   | District           |   Villages with 100% Coverage |   Blocks with 100% Coverage |
|--------|--------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1      | ALAPPUZHA          |                            96 |                          12 |
| 2      | ERNAKULAM          |                           144 |                          14 |
| 3      | IDUKKI             |                           133 |                           8 |
| 4      | KANNUR             |                           117 |                          11 |
| 5      | KASARGOD           |                           120 |                           6 |
| 6      | KOLLAM             |                            97 |                          11 |
| 7      | KOTTAYAM           |                           502 |                          11 |
| 8      | KOZHIKODE          |                           104 |                          12 |
| 9      | MALAPPURAM         |                           128 |                          15 |
| 10     | PALAKKAD           |                           157 |                          13 |
| 11     | PATHANAMTHITTA     |                            87 |                           8 |
| 12     | THIRUVANANTHAPURAM |                           106 |                          11 |
| 13     | THRISSUR           |                           180 |                          16 |
| 14     | WAYANAD            |                            56 |                           4 |
|        |                    |                          2027 |                         152 |