Pilot for 7 Gram Panchayats on Community Managed Water Supply System in Tonk

Agency : UNICEF,PHED,Government of Rajasthan

The project intended to develop a workable model in seven Gram Panchayats of Tonk district involving the VillageWater and Sanitation Committee (VWSC) to manage and monitor drinking water supply schemes. Also, the project aimed to strengthen the capacities pertaining towater and sanitation to the members of theVWSCsin these villages so that they could manage theirwater supply schemes in a sustainable manner.The projectwas supported byUNICEFandPHED,Government of Rajasthan.

The major activities of the projectwere: 1) baseline survey to assessKAPof thecommunity pertaining towater and sanitation, the status of water supply, and the demand for improved services with regard to drinking water supply; 2) sensitizing and creating awareness among implementers like government functionaries, PRIs, representatives of VWSCs and the community; 3) planning and designing of various community participation strategies related to drinking water supply schemes; 4) training and capacity building of the community in formulation, implementation and maintenance of the schemes; 5) supporting the execution of community managed works and services related to drinking water supply schemes; 6) post execution activities like handing over the responsibility of operation and maintenance of these schemes to thecommunity.


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