H. R. D. activities were being monitored at state level by an apex body which was headed by Principal Secretary, Rural Development, U. P. Govt. and at district and block level by the committees which are headed by District Magistrate and Block Pramukhs. These committees have been constituted by the state govt. as per guidelines stated in Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission Report.

Since April 2003 activities, which were being conducted by State HRD Cell, UP Jal Nigam have been entrusted to State Water & Sanitation Mission (SWSM) by the Govt. of Uttar Pradesh. Hence no work is being carried out by State Human Resource Development Cell, Up Jal Nigam under Rajeev Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission related to Gross Root Level Training, Sector Professional Training, Awareness Programmers & Policy workshops since April, 2003.

•Unicef sponsored training programmes for capacity building of Jal Nigam engineers - Trainings conducted so far are for junior level as well as senior level officers. Total 776 officers of the organisations were trained. Departmental accounts training to 90 employees have also been given.
•Unicef Assisted Hand Pump Mechanics Training Programme:- Unicef Assisted Hand Pump Mechanics Training Programme has been started since July' 05 in District-Lalitpur.
During this training defective hand pumps are also repaired by the trainees. Defective parts are made available by the Unicef free of cost.

•Unicef Assisted E.P.D. works:- Environmental Protection Drives & Upgradation works around India Mark-II Hand Pumps in Distt.-Lalitpur, Balia & Lakhimpur Kheri are also being carried out. E.P.D. works around 550 Handpumps in Distt.-Lalitpur, 68 Handpumps in Distt.-Ballia & 20 Handpumps in Distt.-Lakhimpur Kheri have been done so far.
•Preparation of Documentary Films with the assistance of Unicef :-
Under Unicef Assisted Programme following two documentary films were initially developed in Hindi:-
(i) Documentary film on Force Lift Handpump (FLHP).
(ii) Documentary film on Operation and Maintenance of Handpumps.
These films generated considerable interest and were very much appreciated by viewers. Hence both the films have been dubbed in English for wider circulation, both in India & abroad.
(vi) SUSTAINABILITY OF SOURCES AND SYSTEMS
•Problem Identification: - The depleting ground water throughout the state has become a matter of concern for state Government as well as to Govt. of India. It has endangered the fate of drinking water sources, like open wells, tube wells and India Mark-II hand pumps, which in fact are the principal source of drinking water to the majority of people in rural area of our country. The over exploitation of ground water, poor recharge and environmental degradation and scarce rains are the reasons which leave the sources dry and systems becoming defunct. This also leads to the emergence of quality related problems such as excess fluoride, arsenic contamination and salinity ingress in the drinking water sources. Thus the sustainability of water supply system is seriously questioned and it has become a burning problem of the state sector.
• Ground Water Department, U.P. has been nominated as Nodal Agency for management, planning and monitoring of ground water along with co-ordination of various projects related to ground water recharging and rain water harvesting vide G.O. No.- 1624/62-1-2400-7-WP/2004 TC, dated 08.11.04.
•141 Blocks in 36 districts out of total 820 blocks in the state of Uttar Pradesh have been identified by the Ground Water Department, U.P. where water table is below 8 meters from ground level and ground water table is continuously depleting. Only in these 141 Blocks ground water recharge measures are to be adopted. In remaining 679 Blocks, ground water recharge is naturally under control. District wise Numbers of these 141 blocks are tabulated below:-

•Strategies for conserving ground water sources: - A number of steps need to be taken urgently in order to manage ground water in a more scientific manner, especially in problem blocks. A two pronged strategy is the need of the hour, to regulate indiscriminate ground water withdrawl and to adopt appropriate measures for augmenting its recharge through spreading techniques in alluvial areas, check dams and Percolation tanks besides direct injection methods utilising the abandoned structures available in large number in the hard rock region.
•Provision for Ground Water Recharge and Rain Water Harvesting under various Rural Water Supply Programmes:-
1) Gramin Jal Sampurti Jalotsaran Yojna (District Plan):- 25% of fund released to districts by State Government under Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojna and SC/ST schemes for Rural Water Supply was reserved for works related to Ground Water Recharge and Rain Water Harvesting till financial year 2004-05. Vide G.O. No. 4079/38-5-2005-200(29)/2004, Gramya Vikas Anubhag-5, dated 07.11.05, 20% of the fund under Gramin Jal Sampurti Jalotsaran Yojna (District Plan) have been earmarked for quality tackling, Rain Water Harvesting and Artificial Ground Water Recharge since F.Y. 2005-06. Under this programme project/action plan is sent to govt. for approval by the District Magistrates. After approval of project/action plan, work is entrusted to various agencies for execution by District Magistrates. Monitoring of these works is done by commissioner, Rural Development, U.P. through Chief Development officers.
2) Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP):- Acknowledging the problem of sources and systems becoming defunct and sustainability of these sources and systems emerging as a major issue, it has been decided by GOI to earmark 5% fund under Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) in water stressed areas, for taking up projects/schemes relating to sustainability of water sources since F.Y. 2002-03. Projects under these programmes are approved by the State Level Source Finding Committee and Technical Committee constituted under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department, U.P. and works are executed by U.P. Jal Nigam. Till Now only Check dams have been constructed under these programme. Details of Check dams completed and under construction during Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07) are given below:-

•Following Projects have been sanctioned by the State Level Source Finding Committee and Technical Committee during the F.Y. 2006-07 :-

Above works are proposed to be executed during F.Y. 2007-08.
•Further estimates of projects related to sustainability are being prepared on priority basis during current financial year.