District Water and Sanitation Department
About Department
District Water and Sanitation Mission is one of the important departments in Zilla Parishad. Project Director (District Water and Sanitation Mission) is the head of this department. Personal toilet construction, public toilet construction, Solid and Liquid waste management, Gobardhan, Faecal Sludge management, plastic waste management and training and public awareness activities on various topics related to sanitation are implemented through this department.
Vision & Objectives
* IHHL
The Central Government has launched Swachh Bharat Mission Yojana on 15th August 2014. The Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural) scheme provides the benefit of personal toilet incentive subsidy to eligible households as per the baseline survey The Family who not having personal toilet at Gram Panchayat level. Dhule district has been declared as the 12th district Open defection free district of the state on 2nd October 2018. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), public toilet construction, solid waste and sewage management as well as sanitation awareness programs are implemented at Gram Panchayat level.
* Sant gadgebaba Gram Swachhhata Abhiyan
The main objective of the Gram Swachhata Program is to improve the health status of the rural people. Sant Gadgebaba Gram Swachhta Abhiyan, Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Swachh Gram Contest is being implemented from Year 2000-2001 with the view that the rural people should feel this program as their own and get them to participate spontaneously by convincing them of its importance. Also, from the year 2002-03, an initiative was started to give special prizes to Gram Panchayams at Taluka, District, Division and State level, who have done substantial work in a specific field related to cleanliness and village development. From the year 2018-19, new guidelines are issued every year from the government level. Accordingly, from the year 2018-19, in the Sant Gadge Maharaj Gram Swachhta Abhiyan Competition, prizes are being awarded to the best ward at the Gram Panchayat level and the best Gram Panchayats who have done substantial work in the field of sanitation in the Zilla Parishad.
* ODF (Plus) – (Open Defication Free) The objective of Swachh Bharat Mission Rural is to make villages open defecation free i.e. ODF Plus and today, finally 474 villages in the district have been declared ODF Plus.The remaining villages will also be declared ODF Plus in phases. In the financial year 202425, sewage and solid waste management works have been completed in a total of 474 villages, including 128 out of 283 villages in the action plan and 346 in the previous one.
* Gobhardhan Project
| 1) Name Of the Scheme | Swaccha Bharat Mission (Gr.) Phase -2 |
| 2) Nature Of Scheme | Gobhardhan Project |
| 3)Objectives Of The Scheme | Production Of Biogas |
| 4)Nature Of Benefits /Benefits to be received | Rs . ५० Lakh For District |
| 5)Eligibility/Scheme Criteria | The Project Was Started at Boradi Taluka Shirpur in Dhule District based on the information received about the number of cows and buffaloes in Dhule District |
| 6) Required Documents | १) Guarantee Of Space availability
2) Gram Sabha/ Monthly Assembly Resolutions |
| ७) Executive mechanism, Full Address and Contact Number | १) Gram Panchyat
2) Rural Water Supply Panchayat Samiti 3) Rural Water Supply, Zilla Parishad Dhule 4) District Water And Sanitation Department. Zilla Parishad Dhule |
| 8) Scheme Terms And Conditions | 1) Be owned or administered by the Zilla Parishad .
2) Livestock, cowsheds, crop waste etc. Should be available at village level for implementation of Gobhardhan Project. 3) Electrical Supply and water should be available in the manure room. |
* Faecal Sludge management
| 1) Name Of the Scheme | Swaccha Bharat Mission (Gr.) Phase -2 |
| 2) Nature Of Scheme | Feacal Sludge Management |
| 3)Objectives Of The Scheme | Feacal Sludge and sewage Planing |
| 4)Nature Of Benefits /Benefits to be received | Rs. 230 Per Person |
| 5)Eligibility/Scheme Criteria | The sediment Management centre will be taken up for the management of the sewage generated from the toilets with pit and septic tank in the block. |
| 6) Required Documents | १) Guarantee Of Space availability
2) Gram Sabha/ Monthly Assembly Resolutions |
| ७) Executive mechanism, Full Address and Contact Number | १) Gram Panchyat
2) Rural Water Supply Panchayat Samiti 3) Rural Water Supply, Zilla Parishad Dhule 4) District Water And Sanitation Department. Zilla Parishad Dhule |
| 8) Scheme Terms And Conditions | 1) Be owned or administered by the District Council
2) For Villages with population up to 500, treaching/ planted/up planted process should be done as per space availability. |
* Water Quality Monitoring and Survey Pogramme
Under the Water Quality Monitoring and Survey Programme, two times a year during pre-monsoon (November to May) and post-monsoon (June to October), samples of public drinking water under Gram Panchayat are collected and sent to sub-divisional laboratories for biological testing. Also, from October to March, samples of public drinking water are sent to the sub-divisional laboratory for chemical analysis. Samples of schools, Anganwadis, FHTCs and public drinking water are collected and the said samples are subjected to biological and chemical analysis by FTK Kit. The water samples are collected by the Jal Surakshak through the application WQMIS app and sent to the sub-divisional laboratory for testing. Also, sanitation survey campaign is conducted twice a year before monsoon (1st April to 30th April) and after monsoon from 2nd October to 31st October. After the said survey green, yellow or red cards are distributed to Gram Panchayats.
Vision& Mission
I. The important schemes of Central Government namely Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural) are implemented at the village level through District Water and Sanitation Mission department. II. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), a centrally sponsored scheme, Rs.12, 000/- per person toilet incentive subsidy is given to the eligible beneficiaries through this department. Also, public toilet construction and solid waste and liquid waste management projects are implemented at the village level.III. Trainings on various topics related to sanitation and public awareness activities are implemented through the department of District Water and Sanitation Mission.
Office
State Water And Sanitation Department
Contact
Department of District Water & Sanitation Mission Z. P. Dhule
Email Address nbazpdhule@gmail.com
Address –Administrative Building, DWSM Cell Zilla Parishad Dhule taluka-district – Dhule ,
Pin – 424002
Phone Number –02562229424
Public
Services
Individual toilet construction, public toilet construction, sewage and solid waste management, dung collection, sewage sludge management, plastic waste management and sanitation related activities are implemented through this department.
Schemes –
Central government 60% & State government 40% grant released under swachh bharat mission (g)
Gobardhan project in Boradi
Under Swachh Bharat Mission Rural Phase 2, the Gobardhan project has been implemented in the year January 2024 in Gram Panchayat Boradi Taluka Shirpur. The cost of this project is Rs. 50 lakhs.Dung, wet waste from kitchens, food stores, vegetable markets, and stale food from hostels are used for the Gobardhan project. Around 30 to 35 kg of gas is generated daily from the Gobardhan project. Through it, 16 families have been given gas connections. A connection has also been given to the hostel for tribal children and meals are prepared two times for 80 students.Through this project, 2 people have been provided employment.This project is maintained by the Gram Panchayat.