Meeting on District Water and Sanitation Mission (DWSM) Committee Kiphire, was held at the Office Chamber of the Deputy Commissioner Kiphire, on 9th September 2025.
Chairing the program Deputy Commissioner & Chairman, DWSM, Temsuwati Longkumer NCS, Kiphire, welcomed all the DWSM Committee members from various departments in the meeting. DC said that Kiphire being an Aspirational District many projects/schemes are being provided from the Centre. So he urged the members to maintain transparency with dedication while implementing the schemes and projects in various departments.
The main eight points deliberated in the meeting were
1. Progress Review of Ongoing programmes of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in household tap connections, Coverage, and functional status; Status of Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM - G) -ODF sustainability; Review of rain water harvesting projects and ground water recharge works. Review of convergence activities with line departments (MGNREGS), Agriculture, PHED, Rural Development.
2. Planning & Implementing Issues- Preparation of village Action Plans (VAPs) and their integration into the District Action Plan; Prioritization of water - stressed villages and measures for drinking water security; Ensuring equity and inclusion - Coverage of vulnerable groups, marginalized communities, and far flung, habitations strategies for summer preparedness and tackling seasonal water scarcity.
3. Quality & Sustainability- States of water quality testing labs, at district/block - level and village water testing kits; Action taken for arsenic/fluoride/iron contamination or other water quality issues; sustainability measures - source strengthening, Catchment protection,and spring rejuvenation.
4. Capacity Building & IEC- Training of Village Water & Sanitation Committee ( VWSCs) Pani Samitis; Awareness generation campaigns on safe water use, hygiene, sanitation,and hand washing; IEC activities under SBM - G and JJM.
5. Operation & Maintenance (O&M) - Review of O & M mechanism for piped water supply schemes; Role of Gram Panchayats and WATSANs in O&M.
6. Finance and Fund Utilization- Review of funds received under JJM, SBM - G, and others related schemes; Expenditure incurred, pending UCs, and bottlenecks in fund flow; Discussion on mobilizing CSR support for water and sanitation infrastructure.
7. Monitoring & Evaluation - MIS/data entry status on IMIS portals (JJM/SBM ). Review of third - party verification and monitoring reports; Grievance redressal and feedback from villages.
8. Special Issues- Like emergency response measures for disease outbreaks linked to water contamination and specific directions from State Water & Sanitation Mission.
DC & Chairman DWSM Kiphire reminded the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) and Kiphire Town Ward Chairman to locate and overseas the natural sufficient sources of water at rivers and lakes to report it in the next meeting.
The program concluded with vote of thanks from the Chair.
(Tsoinyu, IA Kiphire
