Department of Rural Water Supply

Rural Water Supply Department 2023

National Rural Drinking Water Programme:-

As per the 73rd constitutional amendment, emphasis has been placed on empowering Panchayat Raj organizations to address various infrastructural issues in rural areas. While implementing any program, the working system should be adopted considering the active participation of the people in the rural areas. In this regard, the Government of Maharashtra has adopted a demand-based water supply policy based on public participation in rural areas as per the government decision dated 27th July 2000 in the water supply policy. According to this policy, Central government sponsored enhanced speed program, state government sponsored, minimum requirements program, all these programs have been integrated in the Center Sponsored Bharat – Nirman Program during the period of 2005 to 2009 and the implementation of these policies has been implemented. From the year 2009-10, the central government has started the National Rural Drinking Water Program to solve the problem of drinking water in rural areas. The aim and vision of the said program is as follows.

National Objective :- To provide adequate and safe water to every person for drinking, cooking and other basic needs consistently, regularly and easily in all circumstances, maintaining the minimum quality of drinking water.

Vision :- To always provide safe and sustainable drinking water in rural India

Planning method for water scarcity relief :-

According to the Groundwater Act, the Groundwater Survey and Development System prepared a possible water shortage report based on the study of rainfall and ground water level in monitoring wells. To submit to the Collector to declare potential water shortage areas As per the Government Decision of 3rd February 1999 and as per the Government Decisions of 27th February 2008 and 25th October 2008 all Gram Panchayats should study the situation in the village and submit a resolution regarding whether or not there is water scarcity. As well as preventive measures to prevent water shortage in the future, Shiva’s water storage scheme and Maharashtra rural employment Proposing useful works under the scheme. Rural Water Supply Department, G.P. Through scrutinizing the said resolution and preparing a possible water shortage action plan period wise, village wise, measures wise. Possible water scarcity plan Hon. Taking the approval of Collector. Surveying the villages included in the scheme through Geologist as per the recommendations made in Form B. Administrative approval of Collector is taken. Hon. Remedial plans are implemented after receiving administrative approval from the Collector.

Dalit Settlements :- Though plans have been taken to provide drinking water facilities and toilets under the regular program of the government, these facilities have not been adequately provided in the scheduled caste and neo-Buddhist settlements of the state. Considering these matters, on the occasion of the golden jubilee year of the state, the government was considering implementing a special scheme to provide private taps and personal toilets to families belonging to scheduled castes and neo-Buddhist groups in rural areas. Accordingly, the program is being implemented.

Taluk Wise Summary of Tap Schemes in Nagpur District

A.No.	Taluka	Gram Panchayat	Number of villages	Number of mansions / habitations	Number of families	Listening population	Number of individual tap connections
1	Bhiwapur	56	109	109	19362	67950	7395
2	Hingana	55	127	134	41580	207905	145007
3	Kalameshwar	51	95	97	20561	85381	13379
4	Kamathi	47	75	75	23514	116534	11130
5	Katol	83	167	167	27669	120075	12281
6	some	60	155	155	30972	114822	10177
7	Mauda	63	120	120	62268	126537	9535
8	Nagpur	69	138	140	73181	187342	19293
9	massacre	70	132	132	27269	120034	17159
10	Parashivani	52	109	112	32140	89196	14106
11	Ramtech	46	141	152	27097	142388	8179
12	Sawner	75	128	128	40806	184768	19406
13	Umred	74	139	139	23069	100687	8633
14	13	774	1635	1660	449488	1600661	169377

Taluk Wise Summary of Tap Schemes in Nagpur District

A.No.	Taluka	Permanent tap plan no	Number of households with permanent water supply	Estimated Water Tax (in Rs. lakhs)	Recovery (in Rs.)	total cost	Number of taps
1	Bhiwapur	94	18756	52.819	28.90	47.82	527
2	Hingana	111	32094	132.420	101.17	119.06	746
3	Kalameshwar	81	20139	94661	43.02	692.65	504
4	Kamathi	73	23468	78.978	71.35	66.65	534
5	Katol	150	27231	78.215	43.96	138.50	624
6	some	128	27306	72.695	48.25	82.97	728
7	Mauda	103	56928	68.007	45.56	151.77	631
8	Nagpur	124	64605	136.641	95.69	94.21	795
9	massacre	117	27185	121.359	48.29	100.32	623
10	Parashivani	93	31486	99.616	72.98	124.56	437
11	Ramtech	120	25076	57.543	31.31	82.30	145
12	Sawner	117	40586	137.308	103.35	281.32	738
13	Umred	118	22510	61.457	41.65	92.93	513
14	169377	1429	417379	1200.719	775.48	2075.06	7545