Page 5 - MGMG Jan to June 2023 Final

Minimum Government-Maximum Governance

January - June 2023

PRIORITY PROGRAMME

Har Ghar Jal Yojana
Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

The Government of India has initiated Jal Jeevan Mission to provide the rural communities with “assured
quantity of 55 Litres per Capita per Day (lpcd) with prescribed quality” of water on a regular basis at
affordable cost through which rural villages across the nation will be benefitted. Kancheepuram District
has 274 village panchayats with 1354 habitations with rural population of about 8, 83,698 covering 2,
15,813 Households.

KEY ASPECTS OF JAL JEEVAN MISSION

? Before launching of Jal Jeevan Mission, only 46.83% (58,912 households) were provided with
functional household tap connection out of total 215813 households, remaining households were
provided with water supply through public fountain. After Jal Jeevan Mission 100% saturation has
been achieved by providing FHTCs within a span of a year to every single household in the district.

? To provide Tap Connections to each rural
household and with prescribed quantity of 55 lpcd
good quality water preliminary survey was carried
out to analyze the requirement and water budget
was prepared fornext30 years. Based on the survey
Village action plan (VAP) was prepared for all the
274 village panchayats with the detailed need of
source augmentation, storage structures and pipe
line extension works by involving the Village Level
Water Sanitation committee (VWSC) which was
formed in all village panchayats.

? To achieve saturation under Jal Jeevan
Mission,508 new sources were identified and
created, 222 Over Head Tanks (OHTs) were built and 1260.3 m pipeline were extended for
providing each and every household to ensure sufficient clean water at their doorstep.

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