PM lays the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply projects in Vindhyachal region of Uttar Pradesh

The rural drinking water supply projects are started in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts of Vindhyachal region.

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The rural drinking water supply projects are started in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts of Vindhyachal region.
It will provide household tap water connections in all rural households of 2,995 villages and will benefit about 42 lakh population of these districts.
Village Water and Sanitation Committees/ Paani Samiti have been constituted in all these villages, who will shoulder the responsibility of operation and maintenance.
The projects are planned to be completed in 24 months.
On the similar line the Jal Jeevan Mission is also providing piped drinking water connection to more than 2 crore 60 lakh families including lakhs of families in Uttar Pradesh as well.

Jal Jeevan Mission, is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India.
It was started under the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.

To provide FHTC to every rural household.
To prioritize provision of FHTCs in quality affected 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 building.
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.