Uttar Pradesh was first state in India to cover all the 253508 habitation of state, with water supply as per the norms of one safe water source for every 250 person. After achieving this, it was decided that the work of providing one safe water source for every 150 persons, on demand responsive approach. Under this approach community was required to make contribution equivalent to 10%of capital cost of water supply system.  In the initial stage of the programme mobilisation of community for making 10% contribution was difficult, because of the community’s perception that providing water supply is the sole responsibility of Govt agencies. To facilitate the district units of U.P.Jal Nigam, Community Participation Unit took the responsibility to institutionalise the process of community mobilisation. Collection of 10% community contribution towards capital cost for Installation of India Mark –II Hand Pumps in 19 Blocks of 9 Districts have been done by Community Participation cell as below:

Mass awareness campaign on environmental sanitation was carried out in the eight blocks of District-Allahabad for motivating the rural community to construct low cost latrines for individual houses. Under the project 2068 Households have been motivated to install Low Cost Sanitary Latrines made of Ferro- Cement Squatting platforms, without any subsidy.

Four production Centers for producing Low Cost Sanitation facilities such as Ferro- Cement Squatting Platforms has been established under the project. These production centers provide Ferro-cement sanitary installations to beneficiaries on payment.