Lok Sabha Question No. 1910 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Piped Water Supply
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1910 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2017

## Piped Water Supply

## †1910. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

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

- (a) the details of work undertaken to provide piped drinking water supply to 50 per cent population of rural areas of Maharashtra  particularly  in  Nasik Region;
- (b) the number of villages provided with drinking water through the pipe in Nasik Region of Maharashtra till date;
- (c) whether each family is getting 40 litre drinking water in this region and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any survey has been conducted in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a)  This  Ministry  assists  State Government for improving the coverage of drinking water  supply  and  piped  water  supply  through  Centrally  sponsored  scheme National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP).  Since  2009-10,  various rural  drinking  water  supply  schemes  have  been  undertaken  in  the  country including State of Maharashtra. As a result of which, as reported by the State in the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry,   82.89% population are covered with Piped Water Supply in Maharashtra State. In Nasik region, 82.28% of rural population has been covered with piped water supply.
- (b)  There  are  total  16997  habitations  in  Nashik  Region  as  on  01/04/2017.  Out  of these,  9612  habitations  covered  with  Piped  Water  Supply  .The  Districtwise details are as below :
- (c) As per information updated by the States on Integrated Management Information System(IMIS),  as  on  01/04/2017,  14849  habitations  are  fully  covered  [getting more than 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) safe drinking water] in Nashik Region. The Districtwise details are as under :

| District   |   Total Habitations as on 01/04/2017 |   No. of Habitations covered through pipe water Supply | %ofPWS   |
|------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| Nashik     |                                 3936 |                                                   2515 | 63.89%   |
| Dhule      |                                 1171 |                                                    968 | 82.66%   |
| Nandurbar  |                                 2948 |                                                    760 | 25.78%   |
| Jalgaon    |                                 1562 |                                                   1491 | 95.45%   |
| Ahmednagar |                                 7380 |                                                   3878 | 52.54%   |
| Total      |                                16997 |                                                   9612 | 56.55%   |

| District   |   Total Habitations as on 01/04/2017 |   No. of Fully Covered (FC) Habitations | % of FC habitations   |
|------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Nashik     |                                 3936 |                                    3633 | 92.30%                |
| Dhule      |                                 1171 |                                    1107 | 94.53%                |
| Nandurbar  |                                 2948 |                                    2915 | 98.88%                |
| Jalgaon    |                                 1562 |                                     811 | 51.92%                |
| Ahmednagar |                                 7380 |                                    6383 | 86.49%                |
| Total      |                                16997 |                                   14849 | 87.36%                |

(d) and (e) No, Madam. However ,  details of the status of coverage of habitations with drinking  water  supply    uploaded  on  the  IMIS  of  this  Ministry  is  done  by  the block/district  level officials  in the  State Government who are responsible for running the programme.