NEW DELHI: In  a bid to monitor the rural drinking water supply systems in villages, the Ministry of Jal Shakti has decided to take the digital route to use-sensor-based ‘The Internet of Things’ devices to effectively monitor the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in more than six lakh villages.

The IoT-based remote monitoring provides near real-time information without any manual intervention by using sensors. For this, National Jal Jeevan Mission in collaboration with Tata Community Initiatives Trust (TCIT) and Tata Trusts recently completed pilot projects in several remote villages of five States i.e. Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Himachal Pradesh. A key feature of these pilots has been the use of frugal yet sturdy sensors, which makes the solution scalable and sustainable.

This would not only allow effective monitoring and management on-ground, but also enable real-time visibility to State water supply/ PHED officials, and citizens.  With a futuristic vision to ensure regular tap water to every home, real-time measurement and monitoring is critical for rural drinking water supply schemes, with enormous gains in terms of operational efficiencies, cost reduction, grievance redressal, etc.

Several types of sensors have been deployed including flow meters, groundwater level sensors, chlorine analyzers, pressure sensors, pump controller etc. to measure all the relevant aspects of water service delivery – quantity, duration, quality, pressure, and sustainability – in addition to providing operational efficiencies.

The cloud and analytics-powered IoT Platform is integrated with a GIS (Geographical Information System) providing a robust decision support system.

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