Mysuru district achieves over 84% progress in rural drinking water supply under Jal Jeevan Mission
Jal Jeevan Mission aims to supply safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2028 to all households in the district. The scheme also included measures for water source sustainability, like recharge, reuse, grey water management, water conservation, rainwater harvesting, and the construction of overhead tanks.
Under the scheme, ZP targeted 618 villages in 291 gram panchayats by implementing 13 development works at an estimated cost of Rs 1,293.66 crore.
ZP spent Rs 896.9 crore, accounting for 69.3% of the total allocation, and achieved 83.9% physical progress by covering 4.45 lakh households by the end of June. Approximately 65.9 MLD of water was planned for households under the scheme.
The state and Union governments contributed equally with 37.5% of the funds, while ZP funded 15% under the 15th Finance Commission grants and another 10% was collected from beneficiaries for tap water connections.
Priority was given to villages under the Multi-Village Drinking Water scheme, as they already had water sources supplied. Officials said that ZP provided piped drinking water connections by undertaking 1,580 man days of work against the planned 1,909 man days.
ZP rural drinking water supply executive engineer Ranjeeth Kumar said that ZP had provided piped water connections to 4.45 lakh households and would cover the remaining 26,000 households by 2028.
Speaking to ZP CEO Ukesh Kumar, he gave directions to all implementing officers and agencies undertaking the Jal Jeevan Mission project to maintain transparency and avoid damaging roads, existing drinking water, sewer, and drainage lines in all villages. He also conducted on-site inspections in various villages to address complaints.
Once households received tap water connections, local gram panchayats would be empowered to supervise, install water meters for these connections, and collect the necessary taxes from villagers.
"As many roads and drainage lines were damaged by workers involved in laying piped water connections under the JJM mission in several villages, officials must repair and solve such complaints on priority besides completing works to ensure safe drinking water to villagers," said Benakanahalli GP member HM Sambhram.
Taluk-wise progress
- H D Kote taluk: 60,000 households provided tap connections against a target of 71,000
- Hunsur taluk: 61,000 households against 62,000 target
- K R Nagar taluk: 59,007 households against 60,000 target
- Mysuru taluk: 68,000 households against 72,000 target
- Nanjangud taluk: 79,000 households against 81,000 target
- Periyapatna taluk: 57,000 households against 60,000 target
- T Narasipura taluk: 61,000 households against 64,000 target
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