(a) whether the Government has launched the pilot Pey Jal Survekshan in ten cities of the country recently and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the objectives of this pilot project; and
(c) whether this project seeks to use technology-based platform on which beneficiary response will be monitored and if so, the details along with progress and output-outcome thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Under the proposed Jal Jeevan Mission- Urban, Pey Jal Survekshanis planned in selected cities as a challenge process to assess the compliance of service level benchmarks with respect to quality, quantity and coverage of water supply in the city, capacity of Primary/Secondary Sewage Treatment Plant / Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant and volume of wastewater treated and reuse, etc. This will also assess the steps taken for reduction of Non Revenue Water (NRW) through water clusters and rejuvenation of water bodies.
Before announcing a pan India Survekshan, a pilot survey has been launched on 16.02.2021 for 10 cities to assess any operational or institutional difficulties that may occur and to be better prepared when this Survekshan is to be extended to other cities.
The 10 cities covered under this pilot survekshan are namely Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Badlapur (Maharashtra), Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Churu (Rajasthan), Kochi (Kerala), Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Patiala (Punjab), Rohtak (Haryana), Surat (Gujarat) and Tumkur (Karnataka).
(c): The project uses technology based tools through handheld mobile devices to capture the citizens’ feedback.
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