Rural Water Supply Department

Introduction

Jal Jeevan Mission is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections to all households in rural India. The program will also implement source sustainability measures as mandatory elements, such as recharge and reuse through greywater management, water conservation, and rainwater harvesting. The Jal Jeevan Mission will be based on a community approach to water and will include extensive Information, Education, and Communication as key components of the mission. The Jal Jeevan Mission aims to create a “Jan Andolan” (people’s movement) for water, thereby making it everyone’s priority.

The Rural Water Supply Department is functioning in Satara Zilla Parishad. This department operates through grants received from the Central and State Governments. The primary objective is to provide clean and sufficient drinking water to all families. The target areas include villages, wadis, and habitation-wise rural areas. This initiative covers 11 talukas in the district.

Vision

Every rural household has a drinking water supply of adequate quantity and prescribed quality on a regular and long-term basis, provided at affordable service delivery charges, leading to an improvement in the living standards of rural communities.

Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission is to assist, empower and facilitate:

Planning of participatory rural water supply strategy for ensuring potable drinking water security on a long-term basis to every rural household and public institution, viz. GP building, School, Anganwadi centre, Health centre, wellness centres, etc.
Create a water supply infrastructure so that every rural household has a Functional Tap Connection (FHTC) and water in an adequate quantity of prescribed quality is made available on a regular basis.
To plan for their drinking water security
GPs/ rural communities to plan, implement, manage, own, operate and maintain their in-village water supply systems
Capacity building of the stakeholders and create awareness in the community on the significance of water for improvement in the quality of life
The National Rural Drinking Water Program awarded by the Central Government since the year 2009-10 has been restructured and included in the Jal Jeevan Mission from 30 June 2020. According to this, water will be provided to all households in rural areas as “Har Ghar Nal Se Jal” (FHTC Functional Tap Connection) by 2025.
Government is committed to supply, The Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide at least 55 liters of quality water per day per person through individual tap connections to every household in the rural areas of the district by the year 2025. The plan will be designed according to the population of the next 30 years.

Objectives

The broad objectives of the Mission are:

To provide FHTC to every rural household.
To prioritize provision of FHTCs in quality affected areas, villages in drought-prone and desert areas, Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) villages, etc.
To provide functional tap connection to the Schools, Anganwadi centres, GP buildings, Health centres, wellness centres, and community buildings
To monitor functionality of tap connections.
To assist in ensuring the sustainability of the water supply system, i.e., the water source, the water supply infrastructure, and the funds for regular O&M

Highlights of the Schemes from the Department

55 liter water supply to all households through functional tap connections, and availability of clean and adequate water in public places (college, anganwadi, health center).
50 per cent central and 50 per cent state government financial responsibility.
10 percent Lokvargani Gram Panchayats for maintenance and repair of schemes.
Incorporation of Reintegration Individual Village Schemes and Regional Water Supply Schemes.
Taking necessary measures for the sustainability of water supply generation, like borewell recharge structures, roof top rainwater harvesting, etc.
After implementation of the scheme, the ownership of the scheme will remain with the Village Water Supply and Sanitation Committee/for further maintenance and repairs.

Components under JJM

The following components are supported under JJM

Efforts should be made to source funds from different sources/ programmes, and convergence is the key

Development of in-village piped water supply infrastructure to provide tap water connection to every rural household
Development of reliable drinking water sources and/ or augmentation of existing sources to provide long-term sustainability of the water supply system
Wherever necessary, bulk water transfer, treatment plants, and distribution network to cater to every rural household
Technological interventions for removal of contaminants where water quality is an issue
Retrofitting of completed and ongoing schemes to provide FHTCs at minimum service level of 55 lpcd;
Greywater management
Support activities, i.e. IEC, HRD, training, development of utilities, water quality laboratories, water quality testing & surveillance, R&D, knowledge centre, capacity building of communities, etc.

Administrative structure at the District level

Executive Engineer, RWS Division, Zilla Parishad Satara	Deputy Executive Engineer, RWS Division, Zilla Parishad Satara	Accounts Officer, RWS Division, Zilla Parishad Satara
Assistant Administration Officer	Assistant Accounts Officer	Section Engineer
Senior Geologist	Junior Geologist	Junior Assistant Administration

Administrative structure at Taluka level

Deputy Engineer, RWS Sub Division

Section Engineer

Senior Assistant Administration

Junior Assistant Administration

Affiliated Offices

Mission Director, Water and Sanitation Department, Mumbai

Chief Engineer, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikarn, Pune

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Water and Sanitation, Zilla Parishad Satara

Deputy Engineer, RWS Sub Division All

Office contact number

Sr No.	Designation	E-mail	Office Telephone No
1	Executive Engineer	eebnsatara@gmail.com	02162- 295026
2	Deputy Executive Engineer
3	Accounts Officer
4	Assistant Administrative Officer

Right to Information Act-2005

Name and contact number of Public Information Officer, Sixth Public Information Officer and First Appellate Officer, Second Appellate Officer appointed under Right to Information Act-2005 Office Tel No. 02162-295026

Office E-mail:-eebnsatara@gmail.com

Government Public Information Officer

Sr No	Name of Government Public Information Officer	Designation	Area of work	Office address	Email	First Appellate Authority
1	Mr. Amir Abdul Mulla	Deputy Executive Engineer	Department of Rural Water Supply	Rural Water Supply Department,Zilla Parishad Satara.	eebnsatara@gmail.com	Mr. Sanjay Baburao LadExecutive Engineer

Government Assistant Public Information Officer

Sr No	Name of Government Assistant Public Information Officer	Designation	Area of work	Office address	Email	First Appellate Authority
1	Mr. Balchandra Chaitram Pandhare	Assistant Administration Officer	Department of Rural Water Supply	Rural Water Supply Department,Zilla Parishad Satara.	eebnsatara@gmail.com	Mr. Sanjay Baburao LadExecutive Engineer

First Appellate Officer of the Government

Sr No	Name of Government First Appellate Officer	Designation	Area of work	Office address	Email	Second Appellate Authority
1	Mr. Sanjay Baburao LadExecutive Engineer	Executive Engineer	Department of Rural Water Supply	Rural Water Supply Department, Zilla Parishad Satara.	eebnsatara@gmail.com	State Information Commissioner Bench Pune, New Administrative Building Opposite Vidhan Bhavan Pune-1