GOVERNMENT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
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.