New Delhi, Feb 16 (UNI) A Pilot Pey Jal Survekshan under Jal Jeevan Mission- Urban has been launched by Mr Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), here on Tuesday.
Providing details of the Pilot, Mr Mishra informed that Pey Jal Survekshan will be conducted in
cities to ascertain equitable distribution of water, reuse of wastewater and mapping of water bodies with respect to quantity and quality of water through a challenge process.
'As the first step, Ministry has decided to launch a pilot on Pey Jal Survekshan in 10 cities namely Agra, Badlapur, Bhubaneswar, Churu, Kochi, Madurai, Patiala, Rohtak, Surat and Tumkur. Based on the learnings of the pilot, this survekshan will be extended to all the AMRUT cities,' he further informed.
Data on drinking water, waste water management, non-revenue water and condition of three water bodies in the city will be collected through face-to-face interviews with citizens and municipal officials as per the approved questionnaire, on-call interviews, water sample collection and laboratory testing, and field survey for non-revenue water.
The Mission will be monitored through a technology-based platform on which beneficiary response will be monitored along with progress and output-outcome.
Funding from Government for projects will be in three tranches of 20:40:40.
Third instalment will be released based on functional outcomes achieved and credible exclusion will be exercised while funding.
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