Water Access

Aiming to improve the quality of life in tribal communities across several states.

Changing behaviour amongst tribal communities with regard to storage and treatment of water, open defecation, personal and menstrual hygiene.

Deploying innovative and affordable technology, including artificial intelligence, for setting-up water purification systems and augmenting water resources.

Close to 18 per cent of India’s population lives along its coastline in 72 coastal districts and is impacted by rising salinity as seawater moves into ground water sources. Also known as the Kharash Vistarotthan Yojana – KVY, the coastal area development project undertaken by the Tata Trusts in Gujarat covers a total of 250 villages along the state’s 1,600km coastline.

The integrated programme also includes interventions that centre around agriculture and horticulture, financial services, developing markets and value addition, dairy development and animal husbandry, support irrigation and water saving technologies, drinking water and sanitation, nutrition, elementary education, skill development and community institutions.

Under phase II of the Coastal Area Development Programme, the Tata Trusts aim to deepen the reach of their water and sanitation programmes. A total of 270 new villages have been identified across the six districts of Junagadh, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Bhavnagar, Amreli and Kutch. This programme will be jointly funded by the Government of Gujarat, Conrad N Hilton Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and TWM.

Through its associate organisation Kalike Samruddhi Upakram (KSU), the Tata Trusts have implemented several programmes around agriculture, rural livelihoods, financial services, drinking water and sanitation, nutrition, elementary education, skill development and community institutions.

The Tata Trusts are active in several interventions in Yadgir, Karnataka, which has been identified as a backward region on several socio-economic parameters. Through its associate organisation Kalike Samruddhi Upakram (KSU), the Tata Trusts have implemented several programmes including those that centre around agriculture and horticulture, financial services, support irrigation and water saving technologies, drinking water and sanitation, nutrition, elementary education, skill development, and community institutions. A total of 75 villages have been identified in Karnataka under TWM.

A set of initiatives directed towards enhancing water supply, addressing microbial contamination and improving access to safe drinking water in the state.

In certain parts of Jharkhand, almost 98 per cent of households are exposed to untreated water, and close to 32 per cent households do not have a water source close to their home.

With support from Tata group companies, the Tata Trusts have rolled out several water related initiatives for safe drinking water solutions in rural communities in Jharkhand. The Amrutdhara programme covers 27 villages in the Purbi Singhbhum district. Under the Tata Water Mission, the Trusts have undertaken rainwater harvesting, pond deepening and other initiatives for enhancing water supply, and have provided hand pumps for improving access to water in almost 200 villages. The Trusts’ nodal agency – Collectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiatives (CInI) – also conducts integrated drinking water and sanitation programmes in Jharkhand. 

Another WASH initiative targets 100 villages identified across the four districts of Dumka, Khunti, Koderma and Deoghar. This effort will be co-financed by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the implementation partners are Pradan in Dumka, Khunti and Koderma, and NEEDS for Deoghar. Going forward, over 200 villages in Jharkhand will benefit from initiatives covering all aspects of TWM. The Trusts are also looking at collaborations for introducing a technology-based household-level water purification system for addressing microbial contamination in water.

Under the Tata Water Mission, the Trusts have extended their WASH initiatives across the country, including the north eastern states of Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.

In India’s north eastern states, over 30 per cent of households do not have a water source near their home. Through their North East Initiative Development Agency (NEIDA), the Tata Trusts have rolled out initiatives in Nagaland, Arunachal and Mizoram directed towards agriculture and horticulture, financial services, developing markets and value addition, dairy development and animal husbandry, support irrigation and water saving technologies, drinking water and sanitation, elementary education, skill development and community institutions.

A total of 45 villages have been identified as a focus area for the Tata Water Mission. Through NEIDA, the Trusts have initiated a drinking water and sanitation pilot project in Nagaland and garnered institutional support for implementing the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) in Mizoram and Nagaland. The Trusts are also looking at collaborations for introducing a technology-based household-level water purification system for addressing microbial contamination in water.
 

This is a programme run under the Himmotthan initiative of the Tata Trusts and in partnership with HPCL Foundation to improve water and sanitation facilities in 50 schools.

Through its initiative Himmotthan Pariyojana, the Tata Trusts are implementing WASH programmes in 50 government schools covering more than 3,000 students in Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Gujarat and Karnataka. This is with the funding support from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL). The project helps establish potable water and sanitation facilities, and strengthens school management committees and school clubs through the use of Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) and Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) tools.

An initiative to improve water and sanitation problems in rural Maharashtra covering 1 million people and involving the building of toilets and installing water taps in all households.

In partnership with the Swades Foundation, the Tata Trusts have embarked on an initiative to improve water and sanitation problems in rural Maharashtra. The goal is to benefit 1 million people over 6-7 years, and build one toilet and two water taps in all households. The supply of water will be arranged from rainwater harvesting and spring wells.