During the early part of year 2022, Dr. Sapna Poti and her team from the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India initiated and facilitated the discussions between IBM and AquaMAP for the pilot implementation of the “Water and Wastewater Management for Clean and Healthy Village Transformation” in the state of Karnataka. After several rounds of discussions, field visits and revision of proposals, IBM and AquaMAP entered into an MOU on 19th September 2022, to undertake an IBM CSR initiative to create a role model for transformation to clean and healthy villages. AquaMAP partnered with Centre for Urbanization Buildings and Environment (CUBE) for the infrastructure implementation of the project. The selection of villages was carried out based on a preliminary site visit by the AquaMAP team and in consultation with the NGO Gramaantara, who have been operating in the area for more than a decade. Gramaantara proposed Mallur gram panchayat for interventions consisting of four villages – Mallur, Muthur, Kachahalli, and Ankathatti—in Sidlaghatta Taluk, Chikkaballapura District, Karnataka. Based on the need on ground and the requirements of the project, Muthur village was chosen for implementation for the 1st phase of the project. The project was launched on 1st October 2022 along with a reconnaissance survey. This was followed up with a social survey and awareness programme.