Tag: Community-led water management

Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri C. R. Patil Launches Jal Seva Aankalan to Assess Drinking Water Services

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In a significant step towards strengthening service delivery & community ownership under the Jal Jeevan Mission, the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, today e-launched Jal Seva Aankalan, a Gram Panchayat-led digital drinking water service functionality assessment tool. The initiative marks a decisive shift from infrastructure creation to sustained service delivery, placing Gram Panchayats and village institutions at the centre of assessing the regularity, adequacy, quality and sustainability of drinking water supply in Har Ghar Jal villages. Jal Seva Aankalan has been conceptualised as a…

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Somaiya Vidyavihar University’s Reach Fellowship Focuses on Water Stewardship in Rural India

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REACH Fellowship 2024–25

Mumbai, October 1, 2025 — Somaiya Vidyavihar University (SVU) has launched two rural water projects under its 2024–25 REACH Fellowship, a field-based initiative that places students in underserved communities to lead scientific and sustainable development work. Anchored by the University’s Centre for Achieving Sustainable Climate Action, Development and Engagement (CASCADE) and institutionalised under the Somaiya Institute for Research and Consultancy (SIRAC), the 2024–25 cycle is focused on one urgent theme: Water Stewardship. REACH, short for Rural Engagement for Action through Community-led Holistic Development, is designed to bridge academic research with…

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