CHAPTER – 5 

SUB-MISSION 

5.1      SUB MISSION PROJECTS 

Sub Mission projects are undertaken by the States for providing safe drinking water to the rural habitations facing water quality problems like Fluorosis, Arsenic , Brackishness, Excess Iron etc.  Sub Mission projects are also taken up for ensuring source sustainability through rain water harvesting, artificial recharge etc.  

5.2      DELEGATION OF POWERS FOR SANCTIONING SUB-MISSION PROJECTS. 

Powers have already been delegated to the States for sanctioning Sub Mission Projects w.e.f. 1-4-98.  The State Governments/UTs may approve the Sub Mission projects by following the procedure being adopted for sanctioning normal ARWSP schemes without detriment to coverage, sustainability and quality aspects. The funding pattern of Sub Mission projects taken up after 1-4-99 will be in the ratio of 75:25 by the Central and State Governments and expenditure thereto met out of the ARWSP in the manner indicated in the sub-para(a) below.  However, the funding pattern for the Sub Mission projects sanctioned between 1-4-98 and 31-3-1999 would remain in the ratio of 50:50 between the Central and State Governments.     

            The States/UTs are also required to comply with the following: 

a)       No separate funds would be released for implementation of Sub Mission projects.  Upto 20% of the ARWSP funds are to be earmarked and utilised for the new projects under the Sub Mission activities designed to address water quality and sustainability issues.  However, if the States/UTs have achieved the full coverage of habitations as per the national norms, they may utilise more funds to tackle quality problems, subject to the Ministry’s specific concurrence in each case,  

b)       Names of habitations affected with quality problem in each district should be sent to the Central Government indicating the extent of excess arsenic, fluoride, salinity and iron with the undertaking that the schemes are taken up in the order of  priority, first covering the habitations with the highest extent of chemical contamination, 

c)       An Action Plan for coverage of quality affected habitations in a year to be formulated immediately and sent to the Central Government for information and monitoring of the progress.  The Action Plan should indicate the left over and total number of habitations affected with specific quality problems at the commencement of the year and the target for the year (with the names) of the habitations to be covered, 

d)       The existing Committee in the PHED with Secretary, in-charge of RWS as the Chairman and with representatives from the CGWB, NGRI, etc., constituted for the purpose of clearing the ARWSP(normal) projects may also consider and clear the Sub Mission projects, 

e)       Common habitations which are NC/PC and also quality affected should be first covered fully with safe drinking water facilities.  The habitations already covered fully but affected by chemical and/or bacteriological contamination may be covered under separate schemes/projects, 

f)        The per capita cost should not ordinarily exceed the cost norms under the ARWSP and the State MNP, 

g)       Periodic reports on the physical/financial progress of Sub Mission projects should invariably be incorporated as a separate item in the reporting format for ARWSP schemes, 

h)       A representative of the Mission should invariably be associated with the Committee set up to sanction Sub Mission projects by the States/UTs; and 

i)        A copy of the minutes of the meeting of the State level Scheme Clearance Committee held for sanctioning Sub Mission projects should be sent to the RGNDWM immediately after any Sub Mission project is cleared.  

5.3       Dual Water Supply Policy may be adopted for rural habitations facing acute water quality problems.  In these habitations even if safe water is provided upto 10 LPCD, which would be sufficient for drinking and cooking purposes, it may be considered as habitation(s) with a safe source of drinking water.  For other activities like washing, etc. water available from unsafe sources could  be utilised without problem.

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