Will provide piped drinking water to every rural household by 2022 under JJM: Punjab to Centre

Punjab Polity and Governance

The Punjab government has committed to Centre to provide piped drinking water every rural household in the state by 2022 under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), ahead of the national dead-line.
This was during a meeting convened by a national committee of the Ministry to discuss Punjab's Jal Jeevan Mission Annual Action Plan for 2021-22, which was presented by the state vide video conference.
The committee appreciated the state's efforts for providing 100 per cent tap connections in all schools and anganwadi centres, underlined for continuance of the pace of the work.
As many as 9.09 lakh tap connections were provided in last one and half year under JJM.
So far, 4 districts, 29 blocks, 5,715 panchayats and 6,003 villages in Punjab have been declared ‘Har Ghar Jal’.
Punjab has 34.73 lakh rural households, out of which 25.88 lakh (74.5 per cent) have tap water supply.
In 2021-22, the State plans to provide 8.87 lakh tap connections, thereby providing tap connection to every rural household.
Punjab has 1,634 habitations, which are Arsenic, Fluoride and other contamination affected. Out of these 558 habitations have been covered, while for the remaining habitations, as a short-term measure, the State will provide potable water in all the quality-affected habitations.
JJM aims to provide piped drinking water to every rural household in the country across the country by 2024.