Burhanpur In Madhya Pradesh Is 1st Har Ghar Jal Certified District
Context
Burhanpur, a Madhya Pradesh district, became the first 'Har Ghar Jal' (water connection to every house) certified district in the country.
Key-highlights of the development
- Burhanpur is also known as the ‘Darwaza of Dakhin’ in Madhya Pradesh.
- Only 37,241 rural households (36.54 per cent) out of a total of 1,01, 905 households in Burhanpur had potable drinking water through tap connections at the time of the launch of Jal Jeevan Mission on 15th August 2019.
- Now all its 1,01,905 rural households have functional water tap connections.
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Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas aur Sabka Prayas”, three States – Goa, Telangana and Haryana and three UTs – A&N Islands, D&N Haveli & Daman & Diu and Puducherry have provided 100 per cent tap water coverage. |
About Har Ghar Jal scheme
- Launched in: 2019
- The Har Ghar Jal scheme aims to provide drinking water to all households.
- The scheme is a ‘bottom up’ approach where community plays a vital role from planning to implementation, management, operation and maintenance.
- To achieve this,
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- Village Water & Sanitation Committee (VWSC)/ Pani Samiti are being constituted and strengthened
- Village Action Plan are developed through community engagement
- Implementation Support Agencies (ISAs) are engaged to support village communities in programme implementation and create awareness among people.
