Mitigation and Remedy of Groundwater Arsenic Menace in India

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Mitigation and Remedy of Groundwater Arsenic Menace in India : A Vision Document(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)Government can be extended under the provision of Accelerated Rural Water SupplyProgramme (ARWSP).Implementation of the schemes related installation of arsenic removal devices can bethrough public-private partnership with responsibilities of O&M on the local community,i.e., the executing agencies while framing the schemes should make sure that the O &M are adequately outlined through involvement of local community. This can be achievedby devising mechanism of charging very nominal price on arsenic treated water. Thisapproach can help in two ways: one, some money will be generated, which in turn canbe used for routine minor O & M, the other one, beneficiaries of the scheme will havethe feeling of ownership and conscientiousness. This approach has been found successfully running in West Bengal wherever deployed.R & D schemes on demand driven areas can be entrusted to potential linedorganizations/academic institutions under the Prime Minister's Gramodaya Yojana(PMGY) of Ministry of Rural Department, and INCGW & INCOH of Ministry ofWater Resources. Joint R & D programmes in collaboration with foreign experts/agencies (where foreign currency is involved) can be operated under the Rural WaterSupply supportive programmes of Ministry of Rural Department, while the in-house R& D programmes can be supported from INCGW & INCOH of Ministry of WaterResources.Training of personnel aboard to acquire specialized knowledgebase would be inaccordance with the requirement of the joint R & D programmes with the foreigncollaborators. Training of personnel of the implementing agencies, NGOs, skilled /semiskilled mates, etc. can be extended conceiving programmes under the Pradhan MantryGramodaya Yojana (PMGY) and INCGW & INCOH of Ministry of Water Resources.Mass awareness and social empowerment programmes can be supported under theARWSP of Ministry of Rural Development and INCGW & INCOH of Ministry ofWater Resources in the mission mode by the trained personnel of the implementingagencies, NGOs, etc.Activities related to operation, routine supervision and care of the arsenic removal schemescan be supported under the NREGA. One semi-skilled mate for each arsenic removalscheme covering nearly 250 persons, and two semi-skilled mates for each arsenicremoval scheme covering more than 250 persons can be involved for the purpose ofoperation, routine supervision and care. Material requirement for this purpose can beextended as per the provision laid down in the NREGA. While maintenance such as,change of filters, painting of the device, etc. can be done from the marginal tariff to becharged from the beneficiaries on the treated potable water. Any technical faults orunwarranted failure of the scheme can be supported from the scope of NREGA.Disposal of the used arsenic removal filters and the toxic sludge to a designated locationcould be one of the responsibilities of each mate besides other routine tasks.NIH & CGWB 151
Roadmap for Achieving Envisaged TargetsThe framework of activities and their operating linkages to various ongoing Government schemesare schematically shown in Fig. 8.3.Figure 8.3: Framework of different activities and their operational linkages with Governmentof India schemes. (Note: the mode of operation of the schemes shall be through jointventures of Central Government and respective State Governments as per the provision laiddown under different schemes).8.4 Mechanisms for Implementation of Envisaged ActivitiesThe plan of actions envisaged in the document primarily deals with three aspects: (i)formulation and implementation of social sector schemes, (ii) promoting future R & D programmes,and (ii) programmes for mass awareness and social empowerment. The formulation andimplementation of different social sector schemes as envisaged in section 8.4, can be throughinitiating dialogues between the Central Govt. and the State Govts., and largely can be based onmutually agreed terms & conditions. The formulation and implementation of the schemes shallbe the sole responsibility of the respective State Governments. While the responsibilities informulation and execution of R & D programmes on different demand driven areas shall solelyrest on the Central Government. The programmes of mass awareness and social empowermentcan be through joint initiative of Central and State sector departments with involvement of otherpublic and private sector units.152NIH & CGWB
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