Lok Sabha Question No. 319 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Safe Drinking Water to Rural Habitation
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *319

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24/03/2022

## SAFE DRINKING WATER TO RURAL HABITATION

## *319.  SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI: SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to provide safe drinking water to rural habitations in the country considering that several of them are severely affected by water contamination;
- (b) the details of Community Water Purification Plants (CWPPs) that have been sanctioned and operationalised in the country under the Jal Jeevan Mission;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to provide safe drinking water to villages in coastal areas of  the  country  considering  that  many  of  these  villages  are  greatly  affected  by  seawater intrusion;
- (d) whether there is any provision for setting up of CWPPs in such coastal regions; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (e) A Statement of reply is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 319 due for reply on 24.03.2022

(a)  & (b)  To  make  provision  of potable  tap  water  supply  in  adequate quantity,  of  prescribed quality and on regular & long-term basis to every rural household in the country by 2024, since August, 2019, Government of India in partnership with States/ UTs, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission  (JJM)  -  Har  Ghar  Jal.  Under  JJM,  while  allocating  the  funds  to  States/  UTs,  10% weightage is given to the population residing in habitations affected by chemical contaminants.

Under JJM, while planning for potable water supply to household through tap water connection, priority  is  to  be  given  to  quality-affected  habitations.  Since,  planning,  implementation  and commissioning  of  piped  water  supply  scheme  based  on  a  safe  water  source  is  likely  to  take time, purely as an interim measure, States/ UTs have been advised to install community water purification plants (CWPPs) especially in Arsenic and Fluoride affected habitations to provide potable water to every household at the rate of 8-10 litre per capita per day (lpcd) to meet their drinking and cooking requirements.

Under Jal Jeevan Mission, States/ UTs have been advised to plan schemes of bulk water transfer from long distance in villages with water quality issues and non-availability of suitable surface water source in nearby areas.

As  reported  by  States,  as  on  21.03.2022,  States  have  taken  up  6,249  community  water purification plant (CWPP) schemes since launch of Jal Jeevan Mission.

(c) to (e) Rural drinking water supply is a State subject. Powers to plan, approve and implement water supply schemes is vested with States. The States may take up appropriate water treatment system depending upon techno-economic feasibility.

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