About the Department
The head of this department is a Class 1 officer of the State Government. His designation is Executive Engineer (Rural Water Supply). In addition, a Class 2 officer works as Sub-Executive Engineer. It is headed by a sub-engineer who looks after the mechanical work. Working in sub-divisions in the district as sub-divisional engineers of class-2 to supervise at Panchayat Samiti level.
National Rural Drinking Water Programme:-
As per the 73rd constitutional amendment, emphasis has been placed on empowering Panchayat Raj organizations to address various infrastructural issues in rural areas. While implementing any program, the working system should be adopted considering the active participation of the people in the rural areas. In this regard, the Government of Maharashtra has adopted a demand-based water supply policy based on public participation in rural areas as per the government decision dated 27th July 2000 in the water supply policy. According to this policy, Central government sponsored enhanced speed program, state government sponsored, minimum requirements program, all these programs have been integrated in the Center Sponsored Bharat – Nirman Program during the period of 2005 to 2009 and the implementation of these policies has been implemented. From the year 2009-10, the central government has started the National Rural Drinking Water Program to solve the problem of drinking water in rural areas.
