The Ministry of Jal Shakti’s Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation has called on State governments and Union Territory administrations to involve students and colleges in documenting and sharing successful practices under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0. The push aims to turn rural water supply work into learning opportunities while making innovative approaches more widely known.
What States and Colleges Are Being Asked to Do
The Department has set out several specific tasks for States and UTs to complete. Local colleges, universities and academic institutions should be engaged to study and record case studies and best practices emerging from JJM 2.0 work. These findings should then be shared through research papers, academic journals, reports, newsletters and websites so that other areas can learn from and adopt these methods.
States are also expected to identify suitable sites and coordinate with local schools, District Water and Sanitation Missions and village councils to arrange educational visits. Students from higher secondary and senior secondary schools should be taken to see multi-village water schemes, water treatment plants, intake wells, modern technologies like SCADA and Internet of Things systems, and laboratory facilities that test water quality.
The initiative targets completion of at least one student tour and one published case study or best practice document per district by the end of September 2026.
What This Means for You
If you are a student or parent in a rural area, you may get opportunities to visit water supply projects and infrastructure in your district, giving practical insight into how drinking water systems work. Teachers and colleges can involve students in research that contributes to improving water supply services. For State governments, this creates a way to share lessons learned across districts, ensuring that good practices do not remain confined to single locations but can be adopted more widely to strengthen rural water access. Communities running successful water schemes get recognition and their methods become templates for others facing similar challenges.