JALANIDHI

Over the last fifteen years since its inception, KRWSA, which was constituted as a special purpose vehicle to implement Jalanidhi, a Rs.381.5 Cr., World Bank aided rural water supply and sanitation project, has acquired unique expertise in establishing rural water supply and sanitation schemes based on the cardinal concepts of sector-reforms, namely, demand responsiveness, community ownership and sustainability of investments through cost recovery. The Gram Panchayats have a pivotal role in implementing community based water supply projects under Jalanidhi. KRWSA has also established a wide network of NGOs in mobilizing communities towards implementing the participatory, community driven water supply & sanitation facilities owned and managed by them. This model of scheme implementation under JALANIDHI has demonstrated successfully an equitable, inclusive and decentralized delivery system mainly benefiting the SC,ST (16%) and BPL category (52%) of rural households in Kerala. With the..

Primary location: Thiruvananthapuram India