The State government has issued guidelines for panchayats to purchase privately owned land needed for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), the Centrally aided scheme for providing functional household tap connections to rural households.
Among other things, the guidelines require the formation of district-level purchase committees headed by the Collectors for finalising a reasonable price for the land.
Kerala is among the seven States with the lowest coverage under JJM which has a 2024 national-level deadline. Non-availability of land needed for establishing water supply-related installations has been cited as a reason why work is dragging.