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Data Validation b) Sanitary inspection is an investigative activity to identify
and evaluate factors associated with drinking water that
After completion of surveys and compilation of data, a Gram
may pose a risk to health. The inspection takes care of
Sabha meeting is called in which all community members, GP
prevention and detection of risks and help in taking timely
representatives, GPWSC/VWSC members, all facilitators and
remedial action before public health problems occur. Also,
technical resource persons participate. Technical resource
identification of the sources of outbreaks of water-borne
persons from the RWSS department/ PHED/boards/concerned
disease gets known timely and corrective action as may be
agencies should explain, in detail, all technical and financial
required get taken promptly.
aspects of various options in this meeting. After this, based on
discussions, the GP may select the most suitable option. The It is worth mentioning that various stakeholders have provided
technical facilitator should again explain technical and financial knowledge products and technology to achieve and sustain
details of the option selected by the GP. The proposed rules for Water sufficiency in certain contexts. To enhance service
O&M and equitable distribution should also be discussed efficiency and improve sustainability, it becomes necessary for
the Gram Panchayats to understand and adopt minimum
Monitoring expected service standards, current service levels and identify

Monitoring includes water testing and sanitary inspections as gaps in performance. For the benefit of the Gram Panchayats
detailed below. the MoPR, in collaboration with UNICEF, has defined the
service level benchmarks (SLBs) for providing drinking water
a) Water testing is very important for monitoring the
and sanitation services. This standard framework can be used
operation of water supply, verification of the safety of
for planning, setting targets and monitoring and assessing
drinking water, investigation of disease outbreaks,
performance against the agreed targets. It will also ensure that
validation process and preventive measures. Water quality
people are aware of the minimum services they are eligible to
testing tools need to be used for deciding safety of drinking
receive and can demand such services. Meeting these minimum
water: at the source; within a piped distribution system; or
service level standards would encourage the citizen to bear the
at the end of consumer.
O&M costs. The SLBs for different parameters of water supply
are shown below:

1 Coverage a) Habitations covered through Public Water System

b) Habitations covered through non-PWS
c) Coverage of household (HH) connections

d) Water supply for schools and Anganwadi
2 Quantity a) Per capita supply of water as per JJM norms

b) Regularity (Daily water supply at fixed time)
3 Quality a) Quality of water supplied as per BIS 10500:2012

b) Disinfection of water prior to supply

c) Water sample testing using FTK

d) Sanitary Survey: No. of sources with minimum risk score as per state norms

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