IRRIGATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Rural Water Supply
ACCELERATED RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROGRAMME (ARWSP)
As per census 1981 there were 16807 villages. All of them have been provided with drinking water facilities. As per survey Conducted 2003, the slipped back habitations have also been identified and it is further bifurcated to three main categories 0-10 LPCD Not Covered (NC), 11-40 LPCD Partially Covered (PC) and Fully Covered (FC). there fore, status of survayis as under:-
Status
as on |
(Not Covered) |
(Partially
covered) |
Total NC/PC |
(Fully
covered) |
Total |
01.04.2005 |
9389 |
22347 |
31736 |
20112 |
51848 |
01.04.2009 |
3632 |
12421 |
16053 |
35795 |
51848 |
01.04.2009 (after reallignment) |
11841 |
7632 |
19473 |
33732 |
53205 |
01.04.2010 |
10117 |
3671 |
13788 |
38907 |
53205 |
45,367 habitations have been covered as per guideline RGNDWM up to
March 2008.
The Govt. of India under ARWSP has accorded top priority to provide water supply to NC/PC (0-10 LPCD) habitations and while preparing its shelf of projects, the Govt. of H.P. accords similar priorities.
There are 7506 Water Supply Schemes
completed in the State. Out of these 1232 are lift ,181 tubewells
and 6093 are gravity schemes.
SWAJALDHARA PROGRAMME
BASIC FEATURES
Sirmour District was covered under the pilot project
under this programme.
The basic features of the Programme, as per the guidelines
issued in June 2003,are as under:
Swajaldhara streams
Swajaldhara-I to have Gram Panchayat as the lowest
unit.
Swajaldhara-II with District as the
unit.
Main Basic Principles
Demand – driven , participatory approaches.
Village Panchayat / community – Powers to plan, implement & manage.
Integrated approach to water, sanitation & hygiene, Ground Water
Conservation and rain water harvesting.
Capacity development of the community to plan, implement and manage
the Rural Water Supply Schemes of their own choice.
Government playing the role of a facilitator instead of provider.