Study The Impact of Measuring Water Sector in West Bengal

Abstract

The West Bengal Drinking Water Sector Improvement Project (WBDWSIP or the project) seeks to provide about 1.65 million people in the arsenic-, fluoride-, and salinity-affected areas of Bankura, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, and Purba Medinipur districts of West Bengal with safe, sustainable, and inclusive drinking water services in accordance with standards set by the Government of India. West Bengal's drinking water security is strengthened because of this project. The project will build water systems that can withstand the effects of climate change, as well as improve the institutions and capabilities of those who provide water services. Through the 4,800 kilometres of water distribution network, metered connections will be made to homes based on district metering areas. There will be a total of three water purification facilities and one hundred and ten water storage reservoirs, all of which will be wired into a central SCADA-based monitoring system. A state-level body, the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), will oversee the bulk water delivery facilities, while the respective gramme panchayats will oversee the distribution network and services within the villages. This model is innovative, inclusive, and sustainable, and it has been formally incorporated into the project.