Ganjam: Functioning of Single Village Drinking Water Supply Schemes in Rural Odisha
This study explores the functioning of water supply systems in five habitations of Ganjam district in Odisha. It highlights the significance of institutional support (Gram Vikas, in this case) and building community ownership of drinking water systems in remote habitats towards achieving sustainable water management. It also delineates policy recommendations based on findings that support a demand-driven water supply strategy.
Gokarna: Assessing the Sustainability of Multi-village Drinking Water Supply Systems
This case study aims to understand the progress of JJM in Gokarna MVS, which covers six Gram Panchayats- Gokarna, Hiregutti, Bargi, Hanehalli, Nadumaskeri and Torke, which are in Kumta taluk in Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. There are 19 villages under these six GPs, which receive the water supply through MVS.
Tumkuru: Drinking Water Supply Models for Schools: Case Studies of Jal Jeevan Mission in Providing Safe and Potable Drinking Water in Rural Areas of Tumkur District in Karnataka
This study aims to assess existing WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) facilities at four schools and examine the awareness of WASH among school students pre- and post-intervention of activities. After delineating the knowledge and practice of WASH among students, the study suggests action plans for schools to improve the state of WASH.
Ujjain: Rural Area Research Study on Water Charges, Collection and O&M Structure District of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
A reconnaissance survey was conducted to understand MVS and SVS functionality and operations in selected villages of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. The purpose of this visit was to understand how water pricing on drinking water supply to the rural household under Jal Jeevan Mission is calculated and collected from the people.
Arsikere: Pre-JJM MVS Systems and their Adaptations (ongoing)
The JJM-IIMB team visited the Gandasi Multi Village Scheme situated in Arsikere taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka. It is one of the largest MVWSS in Karnataka, covering 143 villages.
Yadgir: Role of NGOs in Enhancing Sustainability of Drinking Water Systems (ongoing)
The objective of the visit to Yadgir district was twofold- first, to establish collaboration with Kalike, the Tata Trust Organization, and second, to identify and explore research gaps in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scheme in the region.
Pricing of Rural Water Supply
This technical note emphasizes the need for pricing and provides an overview of the conceptual framework required to price drinking water. It also highlights the importance of Financial Management and the ways in which costs can be efficiently recovered, bearing in mind the affordability of the households. To perform cost computation for SVS and MVS levels, we have developed an Excel Template (available on the IIMB JJM website), which enables users to compute costs after inputting the values of investment and operational expenditures and other profile variables of the project.