Eleventh Five Year Plan

Drinking Water, Sanitation, and Clean Living Conditions 181pollutant emissions. To be effective, these programsshould include the participation of the different stakeholdersand initiate activities to identify and characterizeair pollution problems, as well to estimatepotential health impacts. A full understanding of theproblem and its potential consequences for the localsetting is essential for effectively targeting interventionsto reduce the harmful impacts of air pollution.5.90 Monitoring of air and water quality is crucial fordevising programmes and policies related to pollutionmanagement. Establishing a reasonably adequatemonitoring network with contemporary technologywill be given priority. Ways of linking treatment ofsewage and industrial effluents to the urban and industrialdevelopment planning need to be worked out.The goal should be to ensure that by the end of theEleventh Plan no untreated sewage or effluent flowsinto rivers from cities and towns.STRATEGIES DURING THE ELEVENTHFIVE YEAR PLAN5.91 In order to achieve 100% coverage of cleanwater and sanitation in rural areas, rural sanitationprogramme will be linked with the NRHM. The strategiesinclude:• Convergence of health care, hygiene, sanitation, anddrinking water at the village level• Participation of stakeholders at all levels, from planning,design and location to implementation andmanagement of the projects• Instituting water quality monitoring and surveillancesystems by involving PRIs, community, NGOs,and other CSOs• Increased attention to IEC campaign5.92 Efforts will be made to launch a Sarva SwasthyaAbhiayan in the county that will cover the primaryhealth care, safe drinking water, and sanitation inurban areas.ELEVENTH FIVE YEAR PLAN RECOMMENDEDOUTLAYS5.93 The full coverage of rural drinking water supplyis to be achieved by March 2009 and 100% sanitationcoverage by the end of the Eleventh Plan (2012) withmass awareness and NGP. The Eleventh Plan Centralsector GBS for rural water supply and sanitation isRs 41826 crore (at 2006–07 prices) and Rs 47306 crore(at current prices) (including Rs 6000 crore for NirmalGram Puraskar) and this provision will draw matchingprovision in the State Plan to the tune of Rs 48875crore. Thus the total outlays in the Eleventh Five YearPlan for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation sectorwould be close to Rs 100000 crore. The total outlay forUrban Water Supply and Sanitation sector would beRs 75000 crore.