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Water is arguably the most important natural resource for
human development, economic growth and sustainability of
the environment. Access to clean water is the most basic need
for life and health and without it people cannot survive. Although water is used for many purposes, its most important
use is for drinking. Around the world, more and more need is
there to ensure water quality. The high volumes of usage has
surpassed the recharge capacity of the ground water and the
ground water table levels are falling at alarming rates. As
ground water level falls, the borewells are going dry & need to
be drilled deeper to cater the increased demand. With
increased demand of safe drinking water, rural habitations
often suffer from poor water quality. The major physio-
chemical pollutants include Arsenic, fluoride, iron, salinity &
nitrate with critical being arsenic & fluoride since they pose
immediate health hazards compared to others. Each day waterborne diseases cause death of over 4900
people, most of them are children under the age of five. Every
year 2.2 million people in India die from diseases associated
with lack of safe drinking water, inadequate sanitation and
poor hygiene. Each day waterborne diseases cause death of
over 4900 people, most of them are children under the age of
five. Every year 2.2 million people in India die from diseases
associated with lack of safe drinking water, inadequate
sanitation and poor hygiene.To mitigate the problem of ground
water in the region, Punjab Government has taken initiative to
implement surface water based piped water supply schemes
in water quality affected habitations as a long term
sustainability solution. Department of Water Supply and
Sanitation has decided to shift drinking water source from
ground water to surface water and thereby, reducing the use
of contaminated ground water.It is planned to cover quality affected villages under Punjab
Rural Water & Sanitation Sector Improvement Project
(PRWSSIP)/ National Rural Drinking Water Programme in
districts Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Rupnagar (Nurpurbedi),
Gurdaspur and Amritsar where most of the villages are
affected by Uranium and other heavy metals. These district-wide
schemes will treat water from good surface sources like large
canals and deliver the treated water to the villages.
Department of Water Supply & Sanitation
Quarterly Newsletter
January 2019 to March 2019
New initiative in Punjab Rural Water Supply :From Ground water to Surface water
It is my great pleasure to extend heartfelt
greetings to the readers of the first issue of the
Newsletter of the quarter Jan, 2019 to
Mar,2019, Department of Water Supply &
Sanitation, Punjab. The Rural Water Supply
sector has now entered the fourth phase withmajor emphasis on ensuring sustainability of water
availability in terms of potability, adequacy, convenience,
affordability and equity while also adopting decentralized
approach involving PRI's and community organizations. In
order to supply safe water for drinking, many new schemes
were inaugurated during this period in 5 districts of rural
Punjab. Adequate flexibility is accorded to the States/UTs to
incorporate the principles of decentralized, demand driven,
area specific strategy is ensured for supply of safe drinking
water and sanitation services taking into account all aspects
associated with it. I sincerely hope and wish that the
department will serve the rural community in accessing
potable and safe drinking water and sanitation services in
the rural areas and run these schemes with the
decentralized based management of the scheme through
the PRIs.Sh. Amit Talwar,IAS, HoD, DWSS, Punjab
Message
Inauguration of Surface Water Supply Scheme by Hon'ble Capt. Amarinder Singh, CM Punjab;
Smt. Jaspreet Talwar Secretory, DWSS, Punjab with other dignitaries
thPunjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on 19 February,
2019, laid foundation stones for surface water projects and
a sewerage plant worth Rs 520 crores in the adjoining
districts of Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib with an aim to
protect the depleting water table of the state to provide
clean drinking water and sanitation to its rural community.
40 villages,
covering 2 blocks
112 villages,
covering 4 blocks
48 villages,
covering 1 block
92 villages,
covering 2 blocks
316 villages,
covering 4 blocks
& 1 block of FGS
Under this project, 25 villages of Ghanaur assembly constituency, 62
villages of Rajpura assembly constituency, 23 villages of Sanour
assembly constituency and 2 villages of Fatehgarh Sahib assembly
constituency will be covered. Water treatment plant will be
constructed at village Pabra. The raw water will be taken from Kauli
distributary at village Pabra. At this treatment plant, daily 1.80 crore
liters of treated safe drinking water is supplied to 112 villages
covering 1.63 lakhs of population. The total cost of this project will be
Rs. 121.32 crores which includes Rs. 96.63 crore as capital cost and
Rs. 24.69 crores as Operation and Maintenance cost for 10 years. All
the existing over head service reservoirs of these villages will be
connected with the treatment plant which is proposed to be
constructed at village Pabra.
Under this project, 146 villages of Ghanaur assembly constituency,
12 villages of Rajpura assembly constituency and 46 villages of
Sanour assembly constituency will be covered. Punjab Goverment is
proposing to construct water treatment Plant at village Mandouli,
based on canal water. The raw water will be taken from Arnouli
distributary at village Mandouli. The total cost of this project is Rs.
241.18 crores which includes Rs. 191.35 crores as capital cost and
Rs. 49.83 crores as its operation and maintenance cost for 10 years.
Daily 3.50 crores liters of safe drinking water supply to 204 villages
will be given after treatment to a population of 3.65 lakhs. All the
existing over head service reservoirs of these villages will be
connected with the treatment plant which is proposed to be
constructed at village Mandouli.
Surface Water Supply Project for District Fatehgarh Sahib Covering 92 Villages
Costing 111.53 crores
Under the project, the sewage will be collected from 10
villagesstarting from Bahadurgarh onwards to Mehmadpur Jattan,
Shamaspur, Jalalpur, Nasirpur, Karheri, Deelwal, Noor Kherian,
Therri and Choura and will reach the sewerage treatment plant
proposed to be constructed at village Chaura near Bari Nadi. Chaura
Gram panchayat has provided 2.5 acres of land free of cost to the
department for this purpose. The treated effluent shall be used for
irrigation purposes. However, in no demand period it will be disposed
off into the Bari Patiala Nadi. A lateral sewerage line of 83.88 km line
will be laid under this project and the estimated cost of the project is
Rs. 45.21 crores. After the completion of this project, 5394
households with a population of 32361 of these 10 villages will get
eco-friendly sanitation facilities which will enhance the living
standards and improved sanitation services.
Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh laid the foundation
stone of Surface Water Supply Schemes and other developments
projects on 4 March, 2019. The project will cost Rs. 154.15 Crores for
rural habitations of Amritsar district to tackle the problem of arsenic
in the ground water. At present, Department of Water Supply and
Sanitation Punjab provides potable drinking water to 883 villages of
district Amritsar through 607 tubewells and 137 handpumps based
supply. Out of 883 villages, ground water of 333 villages is affected
with arsenic. Long term consumption of arsenic contaminated water
poses great threat to health as it accelerates skin and liver diseases.
To mitigate the problem of ground water in this area, 1.5 lakhs of
population spread over 112 villages in four blocks Chogawan, Ajnala,
Harsha Chhina and Attari will be benefitted through large surface
water supply project costing Rs 154 crore with tapping point at
Chiwindan Kalan in block Chogawan on the Upper Bari Doab Canal
(UBDC). The project will be executed on design, build, operate and
transfer (DBOT) basis. Tenders have already been floated and
project is executed with financial assistance from World Bank.
To address the problem of presence of arsenic in ground water, the
Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone of an Arsenic
Removal Project for 102 villages of Amritsar district. Rs. 22 crores
have been managed from NITI Aayog after the successful
demonstration of a pilot project undertaken by the state government
in three villages, based on Nano-material technology
developed by IIT Chennai. Arsenic Removal Plants in 60 villages is
being commissioned and the remaining would be commissioned in
near future. Further, with the aim to counter the high prevalence of
contaminates like iron, arsenic and other heavy metals
ingroundwater, Captain Amarinder Singh also launched an ultra-
modern Water Testing Laboratory at Amritsar at a cost of Rs. 6
crores. The work for this project has already been awarded and it
would be functional by October 2019. This high-tech laboratory,
being set up with technical assistance from Bhabha Atomic
Research Centre, Mumbai, would cater to the districts of Amritsar,
Tarn Taran, Kapurthala, Gurdaspur and Pathankot. This would be the
second modern laboratory in the state, after SAS Nagar Mohali, to be
accredited by the National Board for Accreditation (NABL).
The chief Minister also laid foundation of Budha Theh Water Supply
and Sewerage scheme and 2.2 MLD capacity Sewage Treatment
Plant (STP) to treat domestic sewage for 3 villages namely Budha
theh, Abadi Beas and Abadi Guru Nanakpura in Beas region at a cost
of 15.57 crores. This project has also been approved from NABARD
and will be completed within a year.
Under this project 69 villages of Khera block and 23 villages of Bassi
Pathana will be covered with single tapping point at Rajpura
distributary near village
Nanowal, block Bassi
P a t h a n a . T h e Wa t e r
Treatment Plant (WTP)
l o c a t i o n h a v e b e e n
identified for proposed
tapping point, in the nearby
village nanowal. Cost of
Project is 111.53 crores,
including Operation &
Maintenance cost for 10
years approximately.
Surface Water Supply Project for District Patialacovering 204 villages costing Rs.241.18 crores
Captain Amarinder Singh, CM Punjab, Smt.Razia Sultana Minister of Water Suppply & Sanitation and Higher Education
alongwith others dignitaries during Inaugural Ceremony of surface water supply scheme at Amritsar
Surface Water Supply Project for District Patialacovering 112 villages costing Rs.121.32 crores
Sewerage Project for a cluster of 10 villages near Bahadurgarh Distt.Patiala worth Rs.45 crores
was also inaugurated
Surface Rural Water Supply & Sewage Projects forDistrict Amritsar covering 112 villages worth Rs.197.69 Cr.
Hon'ble Capt. Amarinder Singh, CM Punjab
felicitating Smt. Jaspreet Talwar Secretory, DWSS,
Punjab during the Inauguration function
Maninder Kaur had been inspiration in motivating other villagers
especially GPWSCs members for maintaining financial records.
She is working as cashier in village
Ghatour Dist. Mohali. She maintains all
the records with great accuracy and
fairness. She is acting as role model for
others. Due to her efforts, cashier/
GPWSC members of schemes from her
district and other district regularly meet
her to get exposure of account keeping.
Transparency in records has resulted in
financial sustainability of the scheme
having five lacs rupees in their saving
account. For her contribution, she was
felicitated by Additional Deputy
Commissioner (Development) Mohali.
Smt. Razia Sultana, Water Supply & Sanitation & Higher Education
Minister Punjab with other dignitaries during the inauguration ceremony
Captain Amarinder Singh Chief Minister of Punjab has further
announced that Water Supply and Sanitation department, Punjab
has proposed 3 more Surface Water Projects to Government of
India to cover 259 villages benefitting 2.48 lakh residents with
estimated cost of Rs. 385 crores. To revitalize 127 new/existing
water supply schemes with investment of Rs. 10.87 crores with
assistance from World Bank/NABARD benefitting 1.81 lakh
residents will also be implemented.
During the inauguration ceremony, Smt Razia Sultana Cabinet
Minister, Water Supply and Sanitation and Higher Education,
Punjab gave brief introduction of implementation of these projects.
She explained the villagers that drinking water would be supplied to
the people at a nominal charge of Rs 140 per month and appealed
the people for conserving water and using it judiciously
Since ages, women in India are confined in domestic life and they have been struggling hard to get out of traditional roles carved for them.
Rural women bear the biggest burnt of households responsibilities as they juggle between handling water, cooking, cleaning, child bearing,
looking after children and the family members with back breaking work in the farms and fields. To break this vicious cycle of domestic chores
and farm activities, it is essential to empower women. Women's labour always goes unheard, unpaid and unrecognized. Empowering women
includes access to education, access to health facilities and engagement in gainful economic activities. The whole array of activities will lead
to decision making at various levels and platforms. Empowerment is necessary for bringing gender equality. Women have equal potential as
men so it becomes imperative for bringing in gender equality at family and community level.
Department of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation on International Women's Day (IWD) felicitated grass root rural women champions who
have contributed in ensuring water and sanitation services to the community. This exercise helped in recognizing, acknowledging,
appreciating and admiring them for their unheard, unpaid and unseen efforts towards building an egalitarian society. Inspired by their hard
work, determination and skills, DWSS decided to share the stories of grass root women who are making remarkable differences in their
communities and inspiring others in the process. All of these women share one thing in common – a passionate and unwavering belief that
through their dedication, they can change things for the better thus ensuring their participation in the schemes as well as encouraging others to
be part of it.
“It has virtually lifted me off poverty. I love this freedom and today I can contribute to my family's income &
the education of my daughter.” - Ashro Devi
Water Supply & Sanitation Minister laysfoundation stone of Canal based
water supply scheme in Nurpur Bedi (Rupnagar)
Pump Operator - Ashro Devi
Smt.Razia Sultana, Water Supply & Sanitation and Higher Education
Minister, Punjab inaugurated the Canal based Water Supply project at
village Saskaur, Block Nurpur Bedi on 05 March, 2019 will cover 48
villages to provide potable safe drinking water to villagers. These
villages were having contaminated water with high iron content,
turbidity etc. As ground water sources are non sustainable, it was
necessary to shift to surface water schemes from available surface
water resources, thereby reducing use of contaminated ground water.In this context, proposal of bringing water from Water Treatment Plant,
Kiratpur Sahib as well as transporting this treated canal water to other
villages by installing various boosting stations. It was proposed to thcover these villages under 13 Finance Commission but due to paucity
thof funds under 13 Finance Commission, the scheme was
subsequently financed from PIDB/ National Rural Drinking Water
Programme. It has been proposed, a minimum 25 lakh litres of canal
treated water will be transported to village Saskaur for further
distribution to the water quality affected villages without incurring any
additional expenditure and utilizing the already constructed utilities.
Glimpses of inaugural ceremony at Amritsar
Ashro Devi, a widow is working as a women pump operator in village
Sukhsal Block Sri Anandpur Sahib in district Rupnagar since last six
years. She had taken non-traditional role of pump operator as a
livelihood opportunity to support her family. She monitors village for
water leakages and motivate villagers to conserve water. With her
efforts and support of community, village has achieved 10 hours
uninterrupted water supply. She is now economically independent
and contributes in her family income thus proving that she too can be
an equal partner in the process of change.
Cashier - Maninder Kaur
She is a motivating factor in inspiring villagers of village Chaidiala
district Mohali to construct toilets. She initiated door to door
campaigns and conducted focused group meetings to convince
villagers to actively participate in construction of their toilets by
themselves.
With her efforts, 79 beneficiaries
constructed bath cum toilet for sustainable
usage. As a swachhagrahi, Rita Rani
enthusiastically participated in Swach
Sunder Sauchalya contest, in which she not
only painted her toilet but also motivated
other households, especially women in her
village to paint their toilets to make the toilet
aesthetical ly pleasing to increase
ownership and instill a sense of pride among
beneficiaries. Her achievement is an example of how at the grass root
level, rural women champions are acting as a change agent to
mobilize the community
Prime Minister at
Village Pakho Ke in District Barnala was
facing difficulty in running the scheme.
GPWSC and pro-active women thought of
reviving their water supply scheme. During
a focused group discussion in the village,
GPWSC committee unanimously adopted
a resolution that responsibility of reviving,
restoration and management of water
supply scheme would be handed over
to women mohalla committee. Karamjeet Kaur along with women
members from each ward were taken to form women mohalla
committee for decision making and issues related to WASH.
Karamjeet Kaur with Manjeet Kaur and Sarabjeet had collectively put
great efforts in collecting the pending water charges through door to
door visits. They collected Rs. 90,000/- arrears within a month from
their village. The team also motivated the villagers to take new
connections. A key learning from this has been that collective action
with participatory planning yields better results. The collective efforts
made by women mohalla committee under dynamic leadership of
Kamaljeet Kaur resulted in better water services. Another important
observation was that one successful intervention translated into
desire for another. With better water services the community start
realizing the need for sanitation services in the village and started
demanding construction of toilets. The hard work of these women
resulted open defecation free status of the village and dawn to dusk
water supply within few months.
Varinder Kaur resident of village Shahpur, Block Kharar, Distt.
Mohali from last 2 year is working as pump operator. Various
registers are maintained by her like logbook, complaint register,
meter reading register, chlorination register. She takes prompt
action on rectifying leakages and motivates villagers to conserve
water. With her dedication in ensuring good services has resulted
in maintaining sustainable status of 24x7 water supply with
surplus amount of 5 lakhs in Operation
and Maintenance account. She is paid
Rs.6500/- per month by GPWSC.
Varinder kaur has now become an
empowered woman who is helping her
husband by earning extra income and
contributing in the family kitty. With her
income she has not only improved her life
but lives of her family members through
improved economic status.
Harinder Kaur resident of village Maal Chak, Block Khaddor sahib,
district Tarn Taran is a aganwari worker. She took keen interest in
SBM(G) by actively checking the hot spots to check the status of
open defecation. She encouraged community for constructing toilets
and especially bathroom cum toilet. She took active participation in
Sukhwinder Kaur Village Amla Singh Wala, Block
Mehal Kalan, Distt Barnala has contributed in
collecting the pending water charges of Rs.
92,000/- She supported the committee in
collecting the amount via door to door visits and
sensitized villagers to check water wastage. She played an
instrumental role in reviving the Gram Panchayat Water Supply and
Sanitation Committee to run the scheme independently and motivated
30 households to take new water connections. With her initiative,
Women Mohalla Committee was formed for coordinating
development works in her village and in achieving uninterrupted
water supply from morning till evening. The villagers especially women
benefitted from this uninterrupted water supply are very happy and
now can spare their valuable time in other constructive works.
Rita Rani is amongst 12 women sarpanches across the country who
was awarded by Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi at
Kurukshetra, Haryana Swachh Shakti 2019 programme for her
contribution towards Swachh Bharat mission (G).
My Vil lage My Pride
campaign' an initiative to make
SBM (G) a Jan Andolan fostering
community participation. Under this
campaign, she was the recipient of
cash award of Rs.5000/-as best
aganwari worker of the district Taran
taran. Paintings done by women/beneficiaries from the
community on the toilets constructed under SBM (G)
Sarpanch-Rita Rani
Natural Leader-Sukhwinder Kaur
Pump Operator-Varinder Kaur
Anganwari Worker-Harinder Kaur
Karamjeet Kaur-President, women mohalla committee
Editorial Board - Anshu Misra Ghosh, Chief Social Development Officer and Mamta Bakshi, IEC Specialist