'Swajal' approach to rural water supply and environmental sanitation, started with assistance from World Bank is a paradigm shift in terms of delivery of sustainable water supply and environmental sanitation facilities. Working in 7 districts of Bundelkhand regions of Uttar Pradesh – Jhansi ,Jalaun, Lalitpur, Banda, Chitrakoot, Mahoba and Hamirpur ,it has been designed to support a package of investments and process of policy reform to deliver sustainable health and hygiene benefits to the rural population. The investments are designed to test various policy options and to improve knowledge, attitude and practices about the linkages between health and hygiene, provide higher water supply service levels (quantity, quality, equity, reliability, coverage and access), and to improve environment through safe disposal of human waste. It derives its strength from being demand responsive and community driven. It takes into cognizance the differences of men and women and caters to their needs accordingly. It ensures the participation of community especially women in all activities of the project cycle

The project has been completed in 356 of the 357 villages and has Exit from 320 no. of villages. Communities have been successfully operating and maintaining their schemes thereafter without any external assistance.

Project has also developed a Strategic Action Plan for Sector Reforms in the State of Uttar Pradesh. A Follow on Project of Swajal Project has been prepared and submitted to World Bank through Government of Uttar Pradesh and Government of India for covering 3900 villages on Demand Driven Approach.

Swajal Project is also handling Sector Reforms Pilot Project of Department of Drinking Water ,Government of India which is being implemented in five Districts- Agra, Chandauli, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra and Lucknow.District Water and Sanitation Missions created in each District is responsible for management of the program. NGOs are assisting communities in Planning their water supply assets for improving their water supply status on a demand driven approach.

A Multi Sectoral Approach to Health Project supported by United Nations Development Program had been implemented under the aegis of Swajal Project in 3 Districts of Uttar Pradesh.

Last Updated : May 2007

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