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● projectActive · subnational · 1992
Gram Vikas MANTRA community-owned water and sanitation
MANTRA is Gram Vikas's program that installs household sanitation units and community-owned and community-managed piped water systems in rural and tribal villages of Odisha and Jharkhand.
illustrative atlas image · Masudar Rahman / Pexels01 The context
Its non-negotiable principle is the inclusion of 100% of the village's households, with gender equity, social equity, cost co-responsibility and sustainability.
02 How it works
method · Community-owned and managed water systemsmethod · Participatory community mobilization with inclusion of 100% of householdsmethod · Cost-sharing (economic co-responsibility of the community)tool · Piped water system with elevated tower and household tapstool · Household toilet and shower units
03 What it stands on
Evidence level
Own experience
Grounded in published theory
Documented evidence elsewhere
Independently evaluated here
Peer-reviewed research documents this project: the strongest evidence level in the atlas.
The evidence 2 ›
EvidenceGram Vikas Annual Report 2024-2025Gram Vikas · 2025
EvidenceThe role of implementation and communication of MANTRA Water, sanitation and hygiene program in improving public health in Odisha state (India)Neuro Endocrinology Letters · 2017