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20/01/21 09:00 AM IST

Jal Utsav

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Madhya Pradesh village celebrates ‘Jal Utsav’ to welcome tap water connection

Highlights
  • The festivities included tribal songs, dance & music which filled the whole atmosphere with the spirit of joy.
  • The village which mostly comprises of tribal population has suffered paucity of potable water in their area since ever.
  • But now, it’s a double dip of celebration for them as the availability of tap water has provided ‘ease of living’ to the community as well as has brought their revered river Narmada to their homes. 
Jal Jeevan Mission
  • Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), the flagship programme of Union Government is ensuring safe drinking water to every rural household of the country.
  • Jal Jeevan Mission envisages adoption of participatory approach for ensuring safe and sustainable rural water supply for every household.
  • In this light Madhya Pradesh Jal Nigam is implementing 58 Multi Village Schemes (MVS) in about 6,896 villages in 34 districts to ensure the availability of water for drinking and other domestic purposes throughout the year. 
Objectives
  •  To provide FHTC to every rural household.
  •  To prioritize provision of FHTCs in qualityaffected areas, villages in drought prone and desert areas, Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) villages, etc.
  •  To provide functional tap connection to Schools, Anganwadi centres, GP buildings, Health centres, wellness centres and community buildings
  •  To monitor functionality of tap connections.
  •  To promote and ensure voluntary ownership among local community by way of contribution in cash, kind and/ or labour and voluntary labour (shramdaan)
  •  To assist in ensuring sustainability of water supply system, i.e. water source, water supply infrastructure, and funds for regular O&M
  •  To empower and develop human resource in the sector such that the demands of construction, plumbing, electrical, water quality management, water treatment, catchment protection, O&M, etc. are taken care of in short and long term
  •  To bring awareness on various aspects and significance of safe drinking water and involvement of stakeholders in manner that make water everyone's business
Source: PIB

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