Kohima District Water and Sanitation Committee assesses the implementation progress and targets of the Jal Jeevan Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission.
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DIMAPUR — The District Water and Sanitation Committee (DWSC), Kohima, held a review meeting in the office chamber of the additional deputy commissioner (ADC), Kohima, on July 22 to assess the progress of water and sanitation schemes in the district.
Chairing the meeting, ADC Ruopfukuotuo Noudi referred to a letter received from the Ministry of Jal Shakti and informed the members that the district had not uploaded the minutes of DWSC meetings over the past year, according to a DIPR report.
He stressed the need for the timely uploading of meeting proceedings and enquired about the status of water quality testing. The ADC also called upon all line departments to strengthen coordination for the effective implementation of water and sanitation programmes, while appreciating officials for their efforts in the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
The executive engineer of the PHED Rural Division, Kohima, presented the progress of the JJM, which aims to provide functional household tap water connections to every rural household, and the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) [SBM(G)], which focuses on achieving and sustaining sanitation through ODF Plus villages.
Under the JJM, out of 66 habitations, 35 villages have reported Har Ghar Jal tap connections, with the remaining works targeted for completion by December.
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Under the SBM(G), out of 63 habitations, 46 villages have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus Model villages, while the remaining 17 are targeted for completion by December.
The meeting also discussed the ongoing exercise to integrate JJM infrastructure data and upload it to the online portal for public access. It was reported that IEC activities were conducted from June 1 to the 5th to create awareness about the mission, and assistance from the Rural Development department was sought for JJM implementation.
The department informed the committee that limited funds and high targets remain key challenges in the implementation of the programme. It stated that JJM coverage in the Kohima district has reached about 90 per cent, and priority is being given to providing tap water connections to medical centres.
Meanwhile, the School Education department reported that out of 116 schools in the district, including 93 rural schools, 55 schools have been provided with tap water connections, while the remaining schools are yet to be covered. The committee decided that the School Education department would submit a list of the schools requiring tap water connections to the concerned department for necessary action.