Introduction
Water Supply in India is now previewed as community based demand driven system, under which it is essential to enhance capacity of local
community residing in villages and small towns to develop and manage their own water supply systems. Role of community groups is to ensure effective and participatory implementation of water supply system in their village/town, water quality control, financial management and effective operation and maintenance of water supply system established. Hence, it is evitable that such community groups are aware about the
basics of water supply system, operation and maintenance of water assets and water supply system as well as basics of sanitation and waste management. This training course series has been formulated in order to enhance capacity of community groups for enhanced operation and maintenance of water supply and sanitation systems in their village/town. Module on “Operation and Maintenance of Water Supply System”
provides insights on methods for O&M of water supply system for its effective functioning.