All Jal Jeevan mission pipelines to be mapped on PM Gati Shakti portal, Pg5.

Key Highlights:

• The Union government will map all Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) drinking water assets, including pipelines, on the PM Gati Shakti portal.
• The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) signed an agreement with BISAG-N to develop a GIS-integrated platform.
• The platform aims to improve data-driven decision-making for rural water supply and sanitation initiatives.
• All drinking water assets created under JJM will be geo-tagged on the PM Gati Shakti platform.

Detailed Insights:

• The partnership between DDWS and BISAG-N will create a decision-support platform for JJM and Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) portals.
• The platform will support the creation and mapping of Rural Piped Water Supply Schemes, enabling unique scheme-level IDs.
• BISAG-N will provide support including database design, map creation, data migration, software development, and systems integration.
• The platform will incorporate features like ground control surveying, digital photogrammetry, vector data capture, and thematic mapping.
• A pilot project of mapping pipelines on the PM Gati Shakti platform has already been undertaken by the DDWS.

Key Concepts Involved:

• Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): A government initiative to provide safe and adequate drinking water to all rural households by 2024.
• PM Gati Shakti: A digital platform for integrated infrastructure planning to reduce logistics costs and improve efficiency.
• Geographic Information System (GIS): A system designed to capture, store, analyze, and manage spatial or geographic data.