Context:
Recently, the Ministry of Jal Shakti has shed light on the progress of the Jal Jeevan Mission and the Arsenic and Metal Removal by Indian Technology (AMRIT).
Relevance:
GS III: Science and Technology
Dimensions of the Article:
- AMRIT Technology Overview
- About Jal Jeevan Mission
AMRIT Technology Overview
- Development Source:
- Developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Madras.
- Purpose:
- Designed for the removal of arsenic and metal ions from water, addressing water quality issues.
- Operational Mechanism:
- Utilizes nano-scale iron oxy-hydroxide.
- Selectively removes arsenic when water passes through it.
- Applicability:
- Suitable for both domestic and community-level water purification.
- Alignment with Jal Jeevan Mission:
- Supports the goals of the Jal Jeevan Mission, aiming to provide safe and potable tap water to rural households in India.
- Recognition and Recommendation:
- Recommended by the ‘Standing Committee’ of the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
- Considered for addressing water and sanitation challenges.
About Jal Jeevan Mission:
Nodal: Ministry of Jal Shakti
- Jal Jeevan Mission, a central government initiative under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, aims to ensure access of piped water for every household in India.
- National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) was restructured and subsumed into Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) – to provide Functional Household Tap Water (FHTC) to every rural household with service level at the rate of 55 lpcd i.e., Har Ghar Nal Se Jal (HGNSJ) by 2024.
Implications
- Supply of water to all households is a basic necessity
- Reduction in water borne diseases which was due to due to consumption of substandard water
Challenges
- Critical situation of Decrease in ground water table.
- Water demand and supply is a miss match
- Contamination of local ground level sources of water like, ponds lakes and wells.
- Sustaining the provision of water to all households is a challenge, not just starting it.
