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As-Is and e-Readiness Study report on Public Health EngineeringDepartment, Govt. of <strong>Assam</strong>however, be clarified that the period indicated is indicative and in some cases the projectsmay take a longer period.2 Start up Phase – This phase should not takemore than 3 months. This comprises of –z Creation of the Institutional set-up at State, District, and Gram Panchayat levels.z Opening of bank account for receipt of funds from the Government of India at the districtlevel by the District Panchayat.z Generation of bench mark data through Base line survey.z Identification of NGOs and Training Institutes, Resource Center etc. for activities likecommunication, Information, Education andCommunication ( IEC), Human Resource Development (HRD),capacity development, social mobilization etc.z Monitoring mechanism to be put in place (familiarizing the proforma, questionnairefor obtaining information from the field and submitting information to the State Government,SWSM, and Government of India)Sensitization and Identification phase – This would involve –z sensitizing and awareness creation among implementers (Government functionaries/political representatives / PRIs / NGOs etc.) at all levels through variouscommunication channels about the programme assessment and analysis of theexisting water supply and sanitation systems (habitation-wise) through primary datacollection.z analysis and identification of the Gram Panchayats/habitations to be taken up in thevarious phases depending on the demand from them and the available resources.(a) for water supply – each phase may comprise of construction of new schemes,augmentation and/ rejuvenation of the existing system and taking over of thecomplete (acceptable) system by Panchayats.(b) for sanitation – the phase may comprise of setting up of RSM/Production Centre(PC) as an alternate delivery mechanism, and habitations where implementation is tocommence immediately should be identified (preferably NC/PC and quality affectedhabitations and those where the success rate is likely to be fast, higher and sure).agencies for communication campaign should be identified and action taken to developand execute the capacity development and communication strategyz communication campaign for awareness creation and demand generation should clearlygive the following messages:- (1)The beneficiaries will own the assets created;(2)The government will not maintain the assets created;(3) This is the one time investment in the District/ Gram Panchayat ;(4) On completion of the project, the District/Gram Panchayat will be considered fullycovered;(5) Two or more alternative technologies suitable to a particular area along with informationRef.: AEDC/AOP/EOI/2009/10 Copyright : AEDC Ltd. 32
As-Is and e-Readiness Study report on Public Health EngineeringDepartment, Govt. of <strong>Assam</strong>regarding its capital cost, the beneficiary share, the O&M cost, the replacement cost etc. inrespect of each technology;(6) Full O&M and replacement cost; and part capital cost are to be borne by thebeneficiaries;(7) Importance of water quality monitoring and surveillance;(8) Importance and benefits of water recharging activities and possible technologies for waterrecharging activities in the area; and(9) Any other local issues pertaining to the area.NORMS FOR PROVIDING POTABLE DRINKING WATER IN RURAL AREAWhile implementing the National Rural Water Supply Schemes, the following norms aregenerally adopted for providing potable drinking water to the population:1. 40 litres per capita per day (lpcd) forhumans to meet the following Quantity (LPCD)requirements. PurposeDrinking 3Cooking 5Bathing 15Washing utensils & house 7Ablution 102.In addition, provision should be allowed at 30 lpcd for animals in hot and colddesert/ecosystems in 227 blocks of 36 DDP districts.3. With normal output of 12 litres per minute, one handpump or standpost is estimated forevery 250 persons. In case of an independent habitation/hamlet/Wadi/Tola/Majra/Mohra etc,if their population is less than 250 persons and there is no potable water source within itslocation, one source may be provided.4. A rural habitation not having any safe water source with a permanently settled populationof 20 households or 100 persons, whichever is more, may be taken as the unit for coveragewith funds under the NRWSP. However, the State Government could cover any habitationregardless of its size/population/number of households with funds under the State Plan.5. DDP areas and SC/ST habitations with less than 100 persons can, however, becovered under the NRWSP.Funding of Swajaldhara Projects1. Up to 20 percent of the Budget provision for Rural Water Supply Programme ofGovernment of India has been earmarked for Swajaldhara Projects. If the need arises,this would be increased in subsequent years to ensure full coverage of the remainingdistricts under Swajaldhara by the end of the 10th Plan.2. Swajaldhara Project funding, excluding community contribution,will be fully met by the Government of India.Ref.: AEDC/AOP/EOI/2009/10 Copyright : AEDC Ltd. 33
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