Context: The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched Pilot Pey Jal Survekshan under Jal Jeevan Mission- Urban (JJM-U) in 10 cities under the Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban).

About Pey Jal Survekshan

• It is pilot Survekshan programme launched under Jal Jeevan Mission- Urban (JJM-U).
• The pilot survey will be launched in 10 cities including Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Agra (UP), Kochi (Kerala), Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Rohtak (Haryana), Badlapur (Maharashtra), Churu (Rajasthan), Surat (Gujarat), Tumkur (Karnataka) and Patiala (Punjab).
• The survey will be extended to all the AMRUT cities based on the learnings from pilot survey.

Key Highlights

• The data on drinking water, wastewater management, non-revenue water and condition of three water bodies in the city will be collected through face-to-face interviews with citizens and municipal officials.
• The technology-based platform will be used to monitor the mission, on which the beneficiary’s response will be monitored along with progress and output-outcome.
• It will be conducted in cities to ascertain equitable distribution of water, reuse of wastewater and mapping of water bodies with respect to quantity and quality of water through a challenge process.