*Jal Jevan Mission:* DC Doda reviews implementation of JJM & working of ISA.

Doda December 09:

 

Deputy Commissioner Vikas Sharma reviews the implementation of Jal Jevan Mission here in his office chamber in a meeting which was attended by functionaries of Jal Shakti department and officials of Grameen Vikas Trust (NGO). 

 

The meeting was informed that Jal Shakti Kendra has started the uploading of the newly created Pani Panchayat Simitis village wise on the designated portal and data of 258  Simitis have been uploaded out of 400 Panchayat Pani Sinitis  (PPS) till date.

 

 The DC was further informed that 05 no. of eNITs in respect of Implementation Support Agency (ISA) were floated 6 times but only one  Bid was successfully opened and letter of permission stands issued in favour of the empanelled NGO, Grameen Vikas Trust. Proposal for allotment of second cluster to the same NGO/ Agency stands submitted to DJJM for approval being lowest (L 1) in the quorum.

In this regard DC directed the concerned to open all the NITs and issue other clusters to the qualifying NGOs/ Agencies as per the norms or go for re- tenders in shortest possible time for effective implementation of the JJM Scheme.

 

It was given out that the DPRs of 190 schemes for  estimated cost of 706. 88 crores are under process, for which the chair directed to finalise the DPRs and float tenders by coming  Monday.

 

Directions were also passed to check the water quality village wise preferably in Gram Sabhas through Panchayat Pani Simitis with the help of technical staff so that the purity of water consumed by people be ascertained village wise.

 

Regarding Village Action Plans, it was submitted in the meeting that all the 400 village Action Plans have been formulated and 214 out of them have been uploaded on IMIS portal. Reviewing Irrigation department it was given out that total 8 projects have been submitted to NABARD for approval. 

 

DC directed officials of Grameen Vikas Trust to place banners & hoardings at prominent places at District Headquarter and in villages for wide publicity of the Jal Jeevan Mission initiative of the government. It was informed that Grameen Vikas Trust has been allotted 80 villages of Gandoh, Chilly Pingal and Kahara blocks for IEC activities. The Jal Shakti Department was asked to send officials well versed with schemes in the Gram Sabhas and PPS meeting not below the rank of Junior Engineers so that the scheme is implemented effectively.

 

 The meeting was attended by CPO Doda, SE Jal Shakti, ACP DODA, DIO Doda, Xen Irrigation Doda, Xen PWD/ Jal Shakti Gandoh, team leader  Grameen Vikas Trust besides other officials of Jal Shakti department.