Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency's water supply scheme launched in Jharkhand village
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PUNE: The solar energy
based dual pump piped water supply scheme, developed by city-based
Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency (GSDA), was recently
introduced in Jharkhand's Lara village. This is the first time that the
scheme has been introduced outside state.
The Union government had earlier approved implementation of the scheme in 10,000 villages in 82 Naxalite-affected districts in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. The scheme is to ensure that villages in these states get sustainable tap water supply throughout the year without the use of electricity.
"Teams from various states are visiting villages where this system has been successful.
Officials from Jharkhand, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh visited Maharashtra to see how the system could be implemented in their states," S V Deshpande, joint director, GSDA, said. As many as 2,500 such schemes have been implemented in Maharashtra alone, he added.
Officials from Jharkhand visited the Chavani village in Raigad district, while those from West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh visited Velvand village in Ratnagiri district and Indori village near Talegaon, respectively. Deshpande made a presentation on working of the scheme in Bhubaneswar recently. The state has 18 Naxalite-affected districts.
Sudhir Prasad, additional chief secretary, drinking water and sanitation department, Jharkhand, told TOI that the scheme will help villages in Jharkhand to a great extent as the running cost is zero.
"We checked three schemes in Maharashtra and plan to implement 2,000 such schemes in Jharkhand during 2013-14 and 2014-15. Five such schemes have already come up in the Hazaribagh district. Villages in Jharkhand face a lot of electricity shortage. On an average, if pumps are run on electricity in a village of 100 households, it would cost Rs 5,000 per month. This amount can be saved completely with pumps that run on solar energy," said Prasad.
The Union government had earlier approved implementation of the scheme in 10,000 villages in 82 Naxalite-affected districts in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. The scheme is to ensure that villages in these states get sustainable tap water supply throughout the year without the use of electricity.
"Teams from various states are visiting villages where this system has been successful.
Officials from Jharkhand, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh visited Maharashtra to see how the system could be implemented in their states," S V Deshpande, joint director, GSDA, said. As many as 2,500 such schemes have been implemented in Maharashtra alone, he added.
Officials from Jharkhand visited the Chavani village in Raigad district, while those from West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh visited Velvand village in Ratnagiri district and Indori village near Talegaon, respectively. Deshpande made a presentation on working of the scheme in Bhubaneswar recently. The state has 18 Naxalite-affected districts.
Sudhir Prasad, additional chief secretary, drinking water and sanitation department, Jharkhand, told TOI that the scheme will help villages in Jharkhand to a great extent as the running cost is zero.
"We checked three schemes in Maharashtra and plan to implement 2,000 such schemes in Jharkhand during 2013-14 and 2014-15. Five such schemes have already come up in the Hazaribagh district. Villages in Jharkhand face a lot of electricity shortage. On an average, if pumps are run on electricity in a village of 100 households, it would cost Rs 5,000 per month. This amount can be saved completely with pumps that run on solar energy," said Prasad.
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