Gujarat is all set to implement sensor-based service delivery monitoring system in rural drinking water sector under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). The pilot is already underway in two districts of the state so as to monitor the functionality of water supply i.e. potable water in adequate quantity and of prescribed quality being provided to every rural household on regularly on long-term basis.
The state is primarily a water-stressed state. It has dealt with the crisis with a very strategic approach so far.
The state has good community involvement in drinking water supply management, which began in 2002 through Water and Sanitation Management Organisation (WASMO).
The state recovers around 70% of annual O&M expenditure from the community in the form of water service charges.
The project aims to monitor the functionality of water supply, which is potable water in adequate quantity and of prescribed quality being provided to every rural household on regularly on a long-term basis.
The Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation finalized the Annual Action Plan for providing household tap connections to rural households for the FY 2020-21. The state also has set up plans to face the difficulties in achieving the Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs).
Out of 93.6 lakh rural households in the State, 65 lakh, over 70%, are already having household tap connections.
The state govt. plans to provide 11.15 lakh household tap connections in rural areas in 2020-21.
Gujarat state has set the target year of 100% coverage by the year September 2022.
