World Bank2014-03-182014-03-182010-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17296The Department of Drinking Water Supply (DDWS), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India launched the National Rural Drinking Water Program (NRDWP) on 1st April, 2009. The NRDWP builds on experiences gained through past efforts by many stakeholders and brings all existing rural drinking water initiatives under a single program. The focus of the NRDWP is to ensure drinking water security for all rural citizens in India. Drinking water security means providing every rural person with enough safe water for drinking, cooking and other domestic needs at all times and in all situations, including periods of drought and flood and for livestock. The Gram Panchayats (GP), as leaders and representatives of the community, has to take the lead in achieving this goal of drinking water security. The Gram Panchayats, through Village Water and Sanitation Committees (VWSCs), have to mobilize communities, educate them and ensure they get the necessary training and technical support to achieve drinking water security. The gram Sabha is the main platform for taking decisions and approving plans. The handbook seeks to serve as a quick reference for GP and VWSC on how to plan, implement, operate, maintain and manage water supplies and to ensure their sustainability. The handbook is based on the NRDWP guidelines. The focus of this handbook is to ensure 'drinking water security' in rural India.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOANNUAL BUDGETSAQUIFERSASSET MANAGEMENTAVAILABLE WATERAVAILABLE WATER RESOURCESBUNDSCATCHMENTCERTIFICATIONCHANNELSCHARGES FOR WATERCHEMICAL CONTAMINATIONCHEMICAL USAGECOMMUNITY MEMBERSCOMMUNITY NEEDSCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOMPLIANCE MONITORINGCONJUNCTIVE USECONNECTION CHARGESCONNECTION FEESCONSERVATIONCONSTRUCTIONCONSUMPTION CHARGECONTRACT MANAGEMENTCOST RECOVERYDIRTY WATERDISCHARGEDIVERSIONDOMESTIC USERSDRAINAGEDRINKING WATERDRINKING WATER SUPPLYDRIP IRRIGATIONDROUGHTDUG WELLSEFFICIENCY OF SERVICEEFFICIENCY OF SERVICE DELIVERYEFFLUENTEFFLUENTSENGINEERINGFARMERSFLOODSGRAVITYGRAVITY FLOWGROUND WATERGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER RECHARGEGROUNDWATER SOURCESHANDPUMPSHARDNESSHOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONSHOUSEHOLDSHYGIENE PROMOTIONINDUSTRIAL USESINFILTRATION GALLERIESINTAKESIRONLAUNDRYLEAK DETECTIONLEAKAGELOCAL WATERMAINTENANCE COSTSMANAGEMENT OF DRINKING WATERMANAGEMENT OF WATERMANAGEMENT OF WATER SUPPLYMANAGEMENT OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMSMETER READINGNITRATESOPEN DEFECATIONOPERATIONAL PERFORMANCEOPERATOR PERFORMANCEOPERATOR TRAININGOPERATORSPERCOLATIONPESTICIDESPHPIPEPIPE NETWORKPIPED WATERPIPELINEPIPELINESPIPESPOLLUTIONPONDSPOTABLE WATERPRESSUREPREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCEPREVENTIVE MAINTENANCEPROGRAMSPUBLIC HEALTHPUMPINGPUMPING EQUIPMENTPUMPSQUALITY OF WATERRAINRAINWATER HARVESTINGRAW WATERRESERVOIRSROOFTOP RAINWATERROOFTOP RAINWATER HARVESTINGRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL COMMUNITYRURAL DRINKING WATERRURAL SANITATIONRURAL WATERRURAL WATER SUPPLYSAFE WATERSALINITYSANDSANITATION ACTIVITIESSANITATION COMMITTEESANITATION COMMUNITYSEEPAGESERVICE IMPROVEMENTSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE STANDARDSSOIL EROSIONSPARE PARTSSPRINGSPRINGSSTAGNANT WATERSTORAGE TANKSSURFACE DRAINAGESURFACE RUNOFFSURFACE WATERTAPSTOILETSTREATMENT PLANTSTREATMENT TECHNOLOGIESUNDERGROUND DAMSVALVESVILLAGE PONDSWASHINGWASTE WATERWATER AVAILABILITYWATER CARRYINGWATER CHARGESWATER MONITORINGWATER QUALITYWATER QUALITY MONITORINGWATER QUALITY PROBLEMSWATER QUALITY TESTINGWATER RESOURCESWATER SAMPLESWATER SCARCITYWATER SCARCITY PROBLEMSWATER SERVICESWATER SOURCEWATER SOURCESWATER STORAGEWATER SUPPLIESWATER SUPPLY ACTIVITIESWATER SUPPLY PROJECTSWATER SUPPLY SCHEMEWATER SUPPLY SITUATIONWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMWATER SUPPLY SYSTEMSWATER TABLESWATER TESTINGWATER TESTING LABORATORIESWATER TREATMENTWATER USERWATER · SOURCEWATERSHEDWELLS10.1596/17296