Manual for preparation of detailed project report for rural piped water supply schemes
The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation administers the National Rural Drinking Water programme (NRDWP), and the Total Sanitation Campaign through which the technical as well as financial support is extended to the States for implementing rural domestic water supply and sanitation schemes. The National Rural Drinking Water Programme is a flagship programme with the Goal to provide every rural person with adequate safe water for drinking, cooking and other domestic basic needs on a sustainable basis in the country. Water provided should meet minimum water quality standard and be readily and conveniently accessible at all times and in all situation to the rural people.Therefore, the Manual for preparing the DPR for Rural Water Supply Scheme is framed, in order to implement the works related to piped water supply scheme in planned manner, maintaining appropriate standards and quality of the schemes, and ensure their completion well within the time frame, so as to achieve the goal of 12th Five year plan as per the Strategy Plan (2011-2022) for rural water supply programme and the guidelines of NRDWP issued by this Ministry from time to time.