Aspirational Chamba district has achieved 100 per cent targets under the Jal Jeevan Mission.Drinking water connections had been provided to 1,21,033 of 1,21,752 identified houses.

Key Points:

• Under the mission, 99.41 per cent of the targets had been achieved while the remaining houses would be connected with the facility of ‘Har ghar nal se jal’ soon.
• The NITI Aayog had set the deadline of March 31, 2023, to provide the ‘Har ghar nal se jal’ facility in aspirational districts under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
• The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti had given priority to aspirational districts and accordingly, orders were issued to District Magistrates to take action in a time-bound manner.
• Under Jal Jeevan Mission, the government envisages renewed efforts to provide water supply to every household by 2024.
• The Jal Jeevan Mission is set to be based on various water conservation efforts like point recharge, desilting of minor irrigation tanks, use of greywater for agriculture and source sustainability.
• The Jal Jeevan Mission will converge with other Central and State Government Schemes to achieve its objectives of sustainable water supply management across the country.
• The Prime Minister appealed to all states to generate maximum community participation in the form of ‘Jan Andolan’ to achieve the target of functional household tap connection by 2024.

By: Atul Dhimann