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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS JJM, including playing an important role at various

stages of programme implementation. Further,
• Initialising collaborations with the state governments
monitoring indicators were designed to learn progress
of Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh,
and impact of this gender-balanced approach.
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh,
Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Tripura, Punjab, Mizoram, and
• Piloting Internet of Things (IoT) in rural settings, given
Nagaland for the implementation of community-
that the changing IT landscape can help fulfil the
centric safe drinking water programmes under the
aspiration of implementing ‘Smart Water Management’
scope of the centre’s Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). This
in rural India. More than 20 villages across diverse
ambitious programme promises to provide safe,
remote geographical regions were selected and
assured, and adequate drinking water to all rural
sensor-based systems were deployed for providing
households across India by 2024. The Trusts’ Tata
information about the quantity of water supplied to
Water Mission will endeavour to cover over 3,500
each household, data on quality parameters, such
villages across 32 districts, benefiting more than
as residual chlorine, groundwater table, pressure
1.25 million individuals (250,000 households)
of water supply at tail-end households, etc. on a
over a three-year period.
real-time basis. The information has been put up
in the public domain to promote
• Building sectoral capabilities through
transparency and accountability
training and capacity building
and more importantly, ensure
interventions for project teams. Over
that users are provided the
300 personnel from the Trusts
necessary information to resolve the
and associate organisations
ground challenges posed to safe and
engaged in the JJM programme
assured drinking water on an equitable
were trained on the
basis for all households.
planning, implementation

and operation, and maintenance
• Enhancing work on springsheds as part of
aspects of the project. Key thrust areas
the Water Security Programme of TWM in
included mobilisation of the community
Nagaland, Mizoram and Uttarakhand. In the
through a participatory approach to develop
north-east, 106 springs were revived in 96 villages
strong village action plans at the village level,
leading to an increase in spring discharge and
monitoring and surveillance of water quality, and the
improved water quality. Notably, there was an increase
development of water security plans to ensure
in the number of months of water available in 65% of
year-round water availability, along with improved
the springs treated. Springshed management
service delivery.
interventions were also undertaken in Uttarakhand and
their impact measured.
• Developing a comprehensive gender strategy and
operational plan to enhance women’s engagement in

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