Achievements during Annual Plan 2007-08

Financial

The originally approved outlay for the sector during 2007-08 was Rs. 4,700.00 lakh, later revised to Rs. 5,334.00 lakh vide No. PLR.22/2008/9 dated 13.3.08. Break-up of the revised outlay:

ItemOutlay (Rs. lakh)
Rural Water Supply (Bharat Nirman Programme)3,984.00
NABARD loan for ongoing RWS projects400.00
NABARD loan for TSC100.00
Urban Water Supply Programme250.00
State share for Tura Phase-III WSS250.00
Pollution Board30.00
Urban Sanitation25.00
Urban Maintenance50.00
Other Programmes295.00
Revised outlay (as approved)5,334.00

Against this, the expenditure was Rs. 5,124.00 lakh (96.06% of the approved outlay). Expenditure under the State Sector Rural Water Supply Programme was Rs. 3,984.00 lakh, plus Rs. 290.00 lakh made available as a loan from RIDF, totalling Rs. 4,274.00 lakh. Expenditure under the Urban Water Supply Programme was Rs. 350.00 lakh, and Rs. 100.00 lakh was provided as the State share for TSC.

Under the Central Sector ARWSP, there was an unspent balance of Rs. 1,262.17 lakh as on 1.4.07. For 2007-08, the Government of India allocated Rs. 4,446.00 lakh and released the full amount in four instalments. Another Rs. 1,083.00 lakh was released under ARWSP on 31.3.08, so the funds available under ARWSP for 2007-08 were Rs. 6,791.17 lakh. Against this, the expenditure was Rs. 5,661.16 lakh.

Physical

  • 1,205 habitations (including NC, PC and quality-affected habitations) were provided with adequate safe water supply, against a target of 1,500: 196 under MNP, 998 under ARWSP, 8 under NLCPR and 3 under Swajaldhara.
  • 149 schools and 39 ICDS centres were provided with water supply, with 50:50 funding under the State and Central plans.
  • Under the urban water supply sector, funds were used to provide the State share for Baghmara WSS (AUWSP, 50:50 sharing) and Tura Phase-III WSS (NLCPR), and for other ongoing schemes under the Urban Water Supply Programme. Replacement of the pumping machinery of the Stage-II pumping station of the Greater Shillong Water Supply Scheme was completed during the year; with this, the scheme can supply its ultimate designed capacity to the capital town, and the water supply position in Shillong has improved considerably since commissioning.

Habitations Provided with Water Supply during 2007-08