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street taps. (Appendix 4.77). Details regarding the existing water rates of KWA are provided in
Appendix 4.78. Details regarding KWA water supply schemes transferred to local bodies are
given in Appendix 4.79.

2. Water supply through externally aided projects involving organisations like JBIC/JICA and
World Bank.
4.186 The JBIC assisted Kerala Water Supply Project currently known as JICA assisted Kerala
Water Supply Project, is an Externally Aided Project comprising loan from the Japan International
Co-operation Agency (JICA) (which is received via Government of India) and State contribution.
KWA is the executing agency for the project. It envisages the implementation of five stand alone
water supply projects at Thiruvananthapuram, Meenad, Cherthala, Kozhikode and Pattuvam at a
revised estimated cost of Rs.2987.40 crores. There are 23 contract packages primarily planned,
of which 11 are International Competitive Bidding (ICB) packages and 12 are Local Competitive
Bidding (LCB) packages. Duration of the scheme is 2003 to 2015. The overall status of work
completion as on 31.08.2014 is 94.04 per cent. Scheme wise status of completion of work is
93.36 percent in Thiruvananthapuram, 91.50 percent for Meenad, 100 per cent for Cherthala,
87.17 per cent for Kozhikode and 98.15 per cent for Pattuvam. Apart from package I to IV works
in Kozhikode, the other works remaining are package III works in Thiruvananthapuram, Meenad &
Pattuvam; and Package V rehabilitation works in Thiruvananthapuram & Kozhikode. Institutional
strengthening is also targeted to be completed by March 2015.

4.187 Jalanidhi is a World Bank aided rural water supply and Sanitation project. It is based
on the cardinal concept of sector reform like demand responsiveness, community ownership
and sustainability of investment through cost recovery. Kerala Rural Water Supply and
Sanitation Agency (KRWSA) is the implementing agency functioning under the Department of
Water Resource, Govt. of Kerala. Activities under Jalanidhi are small water supply schemes,
comprehensive water supply schemes, construction of latrines, ground water recharge, EMP and
drainage works. Jalanidhi – II is targeted to complete the entire project within 5 ½ years from 01-
01-2012 to 30-06-2017. Physical target of the scheme is to cover about 18 lakh rural people for
water supply and sanitation services. The project will cover 200 Grama Panchayats of Kerala.
The Gram Panchayats are selected from the neediest 8 districts of Kerala. KRWSA and LSGIs
have been ensuring community participation in implementation of water supply schemes by
sharing the financial costs and taking responsibility in management, operation and maintenance
to some extent. As on 31/03/2014, Jalanidhi has 3860 water supply schemes in operation with
3859 Single Grama Panchayat schemes and 1 Multi Gram Panchayat scheme. Appendix 4.80
The WSS operated by Jalanidhi cover about 6.25 per cent of the total rural population of the state.
As a percentage of the total rural population of the district, the highest coverage of schemes is
reported in Kozhikode. Appendix 4.81 Jalanidhi has around 2 lakh water supply connections
with 747 street tap connections. An overwhelming majority of connections are for domestic users.
Appendix 4.82.

3. Family managed drinking water supply which includes individual families creating their own
drinking water resources by constructing wells on their own compound and managing the
water supply resource by themselves.

Plan Fund Utilization Pattern

4.188 Water Supply schemes in Kerala are implemented with financial assistance from State
government, Central government, NABARD, External Agencies like World Bank & JICA, Local Self
governments and beneficiaries (in the case of community development programmes). Unfortunately,
domestic private investment on drinking water in Kerala is too low. Hence, Plan fund is the major
source of investment in Kerala. The utilization pattern of the Plan fund is very low in the sector. The

Kerala State Planning Board