Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP)

Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme: CAG performance audit report (2008)

The performance audit report of the Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) for the period April 2002 to March 2007, conducted by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), reveals numerous deficiencies in execution and implementation of works such as cases of time and cost-overrun, non-completion & delayed completion of works, non-functional & defunct works, delayed completion & non-completion of water quality mission projects, incorrect prioritization of works, wasteful and unfruitful expenditure, and expenditure on unapproved items.Read More

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ARWSP Performance Audit Report - CAG - English (2008)	3.91 MB
ARWSP Performance Audit Report - CAG - Hindi (2008)	7.33 MB

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Content Type: Policies & Laws
Category: Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP), Drinking Water, Groundwater, Recharge, Remote Sensing, Sustainability, Water Conservation, Water Quality, Water Quality Kits, Water Resources
Associated People / Organizations: Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS)
Author: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)
Source: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)
Location / Time: India, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Difficulty Level: Intermediate

ASHWAS - A people's survey of water and sanitation in Karnataka (2009)

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This report includes the findings of the ASHWAS survey (A Survey of Household Water and Sanitation), a participatory survey carried out by Arghyam, that included 28 districts of Karnataka covering more than 17,200 households across 172 gram panchayats (GPs). This was a peoples' survey, and the surveyors were selected from the respective communities that included students, women from self help groups, local NGO partners and other volunteers.

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Belgaum, KA, India
Latitude: 15.850360, Longitude: 74.504669

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Content Type: Data, Research
Category: ASHWAS, Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP), Bacteriological Contamination, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Central Rural Sanitation Program (CRSP), Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Drinking Water, Fluoride, Groundwater, Health, Hygiene, Indira Awas Yojana (IAY), Jala Samvardhane Yojana Sangha (JSYS), National Family Health Survey (NFHS), National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), National Rural Water Supply Programme (NRWSP), Nirmal Gram Puraskar (NGP), Nirmal Gram Yojana (NGY), Nitrate, Piped Water Supply, Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM), Rural Water Supply, Sajal Gram Puraskar (SGP), Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY), Sanitation, Swarna Jayanthi Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SJGSY), Wastewater, Water Quality
Associated People / Organizations: Arghyam
Author: Arghyam
Source: Arghyam
Location / Time: Bagalkot, Bangalore Rural, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chamarajanagar, Chikballapur, Chikkamaglur, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Hassan, Haveri, India, Karnataka, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysore, Raichur, Ramanagram, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, 2009
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Special Tags: Downloads

What is groundwater and how is it formed?

Groundwater is part of the earth's water. When rain falls on the earth, part of rainwater seeps through the porous top soil and travels down the earth's layers, to eventually accumulate on anRead More

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Category: Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP), Groundwater

Water and sanitation in rural areas of Madhya Pradesh - A paper by WaterAid

This paper was done by WaterAid to assess and understand the context of Rural Water and Sanitation programme in the state of Madhya Pradesh. This is a follow up of a desk review and explores the issue of water and sanitation in various dimensions and finds out that the current state of water and sanitation in Madhya Pradesh falls short on equity, inclusion, ensuring water security and sustainability of water sources.Read More

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Water and sanitation in rural areas of Madhya Pradesh - A paper by WaterAid (2006)	532.12 KB

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Content Type: Research
Category: Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP), Adivasis, Climate, Conflicts, Construction, Contamination, Dalits, Drinking Water, Fluoride, Groundwater, Groundwater Exploitation, Groundwater Management, Groundwater Recharge, Iron, Lakes, Percolation Ponds, Piped Water Supply, Rainfall, River Basins, Rivers, Rural Sanitation, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Society, Solid Waste, Surface Water, Traditional Water Bodies, Tubewells, Urban Water, Water Demand, Water Markets, Water Quality, Water Supply, Watershed Development
Author: WaterAid
Source: WaterAid
Location / Time: Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Chattisgarh, Chhindwara, Damoh, Dhar, India, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Khandwa, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Rewa, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Uttar Pradesh, 2006
Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Drinking water and sanitation in rural Maharashtra - A review of policy initiatives - Forward

This paper published by Forward provides a background on the water crisis in India and describes the water and sanitation situation in the state of Maharashtra. The paper argues that the reasons for the water crisis in India include the excessive demand for water from the growing urban population; depleting groundwater levels due to exploitation; contamination of existing water bodies; mismanagement of waste water; neglect of protecting and promoting water harvesting systems; and poor policy and its implementation.

The paper addresses the following key objectives:Read More

To review different programmes and approaches for water supply in the country
To examine the status of rural drinking water supply in Madhya Pradesh
To identify the issues related to water availability, quality, sustainability and role of government functionaries at different levels
To examine the status of sanitation in the state and identify the gaps
To suggest policy measures for achieving sustainable water supply in the state

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Drinking water and sanitation in rural Maharashtra - A review of policy initiatives - Forward (2006)	575.2 KB

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Content Type: Case Studies, Policies & Laws, Research
Category: Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP), Agriculture, Drinking Water, Ecosystems, Environment, Fluoride, Groundwater, Groundwater Exploitation, Groundwater Management, Iron, Irrigation, Nagarpalikas, Nitrate, Panchayats, Piped Water Supply, Poverty, Rural, Rural Water Supply, Salinity, Sanitation, Water Bodies, Water Crisis, Water Harvesting, Water Resources, Water Supply, Watershed Development, Watersheds, Women
Author: Keshab Das
Source: Forum for Watershed Research and Policy Dialogue (FORWARD)
Location / Time: India, Maharashtra, 2006
Difficulty Level: Expert

Drinking water and sanitation in rural Madhya Pradesh - A review of policy initiatives - Forward

This paper published by Forward provides a background on the water crisis in India and describes the water and sanitation situation in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The paper argues that the reasons for the water crisis in India include the excessive demand for water from the growing urban population; depleting groundwater levels due to exploitation; contamination of existing water bodies; mismanagement of waste water; neglect of protecting and promoting water harvesting systems; and poor policy and its implementation.

The paper addresses the following key objectives:Read More

To review different programmes and approaches for water supply in the country
To examine the status of rural drinking water supply in Madhya Pradesh
To identify the issues related to water availability, quality, sustainability and role of government functionaries at different levels
To examine the status of sanitation in the state and identify the gaps
To suggest policy measures for achieving sustainable water supply in the state

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Drinking water and sanitation in rural Madhya Pradesh - A review of policy initiatives - Keshab Das - Forward (2006)	707.03 KB

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Content Type: Case Studies, Policies & Laws, Research
Category: Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP), Agriculture, Drinking Water, Ecosystems, Environment, Fluoride, Groundwater, Groundwater Exploitation, Groundwater Management, Iron, Irrigation, Nagarpalikas, Nitrate, Panchayats, Piped Water Supply, Poverty, Rural, Rural Water Supply, Salinity, Sanitation, Water Bodies, Water Crisis, Water Harvesting, Water Resources, Water Supply, Watershed Development, Watersheds, Women
Author: Keshab Das
Source: Forum for Watershed Research and Policy Dialogue (FORWARD)
Location / Time: Gujarat, India, Madhya Pradesh, 2006
Difficulty Level: Expert

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