Community Managed Water Supply Scheme (CMWSS) in Madhya Pradesh by Dr P K Nandi

1. Community Managed Water Supply Scheme (CMWSS) in Madhya Pradesh by Dr P K Nandi

2. Urbanisation in India Total Population : 1027 million Urban Population : 285 million (28 % Approx. of total, expected to increase to about 40 per cent of total population by the year 2021. ) People living in Un-organised Settlements in Urban Areas : 61.8 million

3. Madhya Pradesh Total Population: 60.4 million (Census 2001) Urban population : 16.1 million (27% of total). The urban population is likely to exceed 25 million by the year 2021. People living in Un-organised Settlements in Urban Areas : 24% of the urban population( As compared to India 21%)

5. Access to Basic Services • Basic services such as potable safe drinking water, proper sanitation, electricity, primary education and health essential for improving the quality of life • Despite heavy investments, a large population in the country continues to remain deprived of essential services. • Slums rarely connected to city infrastructure • Rapid urbanisation is straining existing infrastructure

6. Costs of not investing in infrastructure for Basic services • 15 lakh children lose their lives to diarrhoea every year in India • 3 crore 77 lakh people are affected by waterborne diseases every year leading to a loss of 7 crore 30 lakh working days each year • Safe water and sanitation can go a long way in minimizing risk by reducing the incidence of diarrhoea and other water borne diseases

7. Community Managed Water Supply Scheme in M.P. : The Objectives • Demonstrate ways a community can be empowered and enabled to execute and manage adequate safe drinking water as per their needs and affordability, where the Municipal Corporation do not have any plan to provide piped water supply in near future • It is a small network in which Community Water and Sanitation Committees (CWASCs) makes available water supply to the poor immediately and operates the system for a certain time

8. Objectives • The rapid connection (3-6 months vs. 3-6 years) of people to piped water as a means of attaining the Millennium Development Goals • Registration of Community Groups as Legal Entities • Developing a practical tool kit to help replicate efforts and scale up CMWSS with support from City Governments and other partners

9. Rationale for selection of site in Jabalpur Bagra Dafai, Jabalpur • There was no piped water supply system in this locality • The locality was being supplied water free through public stand posts from three fluoride affected tube wells of the municipal corporation • On account of disputes regarding access to water amongst the residents around 30 to 40 First Information Reports have been filed in the police station in the past

10. CMWSS, Jabalpur

11. Rationale for selection of site in Gwalior Ramaji Ka Pura, Islam Pura and Subhash Nagar • The area is located in the hill top and water was supplied during 2.00 AM to 4.00 AM. • Water only reached areas located at lower elevations while a large number of households located at relatively higher reaches did not get adequate quantity of water • Higher reaches households had to buy water at the rate of Rs 100 per month • The area located in higher reaches has been selected for the project.

12. Pro-poor Urban Governance CMWSS, Gwalior Storage Reservoir at upper reach Distribution trunk main Construction of Ground Level Tank

13. CMWSS, Gwalior

14. Rationale for selection of site in Indore • Shiv Nagar, Shahin Nagar, Pawanputra Nagar, Kamal Nagar and Chowdhary Park Indore • There was no piped water supply system in the locality. • People had to buy water from private tube well owners at the rate of Rs 70-150 per month. • People also fetched water from the Lakhani factory, located at a distance of 3 kms from the colony.

15. CMWSS, Indore Over Head Tank constructed under the scheme Divisional Commissioner Indore and officials of UN-HABITAT, DUDA and IMC participating in the public consultation

16. CMWSS, Indore

17. The Means • Community mobilisation • Use of CMWSS • Bridge Financing so people can be connected now • Pay back recovery of distribution/connection costs in 3-5 years • Pilot…then upscale via Budgetary support, Domestic Bank Loans, other sources

18. Implementation Steps Identification : • Identification of CMWSS site by UN-HABITAT in consultation with Municipal Corporation / District Urban Development Agency • Sensitising and awareness creation among the community through IEC activities

19. Implementation Steps Designing of scheme & community mobilisation phase: • Design and estimation of the water scheme as per the ground condition & choice of the technology by the community • Capacity building of the community in the planning, designing, implementation, operation, maintenance and management of schemes by MC/ DUDA • Presentation before the CWASC in a stake holder's consultation and obtaining approval of CWASC/ community on payback instalments and O&M charges • Creation of the Institutional set-up at community levels i.e. the CWASC and its registration as a society • Signing of MOU between MC/DUDA and CWASC • Signing of cooperation agreement between UN-HABITAT and Municipal Corporation/ District Urban Development Agency • Carrying out Environmental Impact Assessment

20. Implementation Steps Works Execution & Commissioning Phase: • Procurement of materials/ Contracting – CWASC takes the decision with the guidance from the MC/ DUDA • Supervision by MC/DUDA and Executive Committee of CWASC • Completion, commissioning and taking over of completed schemes by the CWASC for the continued O&M and replacement

21. Implementation Steps Day to day running Phase: • Collection of connection, monthly user charges • Operation and maintenance of the system • Conducting monthly meetings for social audit

22. Cooperation Agreement Bulk water charges Repayment to RF in installments Households O & M Charges Service Provider / Supplier Pay Connection and Monthly user charges CMWSS Business Model

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