New Delhi, August 28: The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti has urged states and Union Territories to involve local educational institutions in documenting and promoting successful practices emerging under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0.
The initiative seeks to strengthen field-based learning in the rural drinking-water sector, encourage innovation and create wider awareness about effective water-supply practices being implemented across the country.
Under the programme, colleges, universities and other academic institutions have been encouraged to undertake studies of selected projects and document innovative approaches related to community participation, water-source sustainability, water quality, system maintenance, technology adoption and decentralised management.
The government has also suggested that findings from such studies be shared through academic journals, institutional publications, research papers, newsletters, websites and other appropriate platforms.
The move is aimed at creating an evidence-based knowledge base that can help successful practices reach other regions and be adapted where appropriate.The department has further called for educational visits for higher-secondary and senior-secondary students from nearby schools.
Students may be taken to Multi-Village Schemes, Water Treatment Plants, intake wells, modern monitoring systems such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition and Internet of Things-based technologies, as well as NABL-accredited water-testing laboratories.
States and Union Territories have been asked to identify suitable sites and facilitate coordination among schools, colleges, District Water and Sanitation Missions and Gram Panchayats to conduct these visits.
The government has set a target of completing at least one student tour and publishing at least one case study or best-practice report in every district by the end of September 2026.The initiative is intended to create stronger links between educational institutions and rural water-supply programmes.
It also aims to encourage young people to understand water management through practical exposure while helping policymakers and communities learn from successful field-level innovations.
By promoting documentation, research and knowledge sharing, Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 seeks to support the wider goal of improving rural water security and ensuring that effective solutions can be identified, shared and replicated.
