Arunachal Pradesh achieves 100% coverage under Har Ghar Jal

GUWAHATI: Arunachal Pradesh has become the first northeastern state to achieve 100% coverage under the Har Ghar Jal scheme providing functional household tap connection in every rural home.

Arunachal now has joined the elite club of Goa, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Haryana,Telengana, Puducherry, Gujarat, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh which have attained 100% coverage.

Union minister of earth sciences and MP from Arunachal Pradesh, Kiren Rijiju wrote on X, "This success reflects the visionary leadership of Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi & the dedicated efforts of Team Jal Jeevan Mission & Arunachal Pradesh Govt under Hon'ble CM Shri @PemaKhanduBJP ji."

According to the Jal Jeevan Mission dashboard, among the other NE states, Mizoram has achieved 99.89% coverage and is close to achieving the milestone. The national average of the coverage is over 74 percentage.

The 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.

The programme will also implement source sustainability measures as mandatory elements such as recharge and reuse through grey water management, water conservation and rainwater harvesting. The mission is based on a community approach to water and will include information, education and communication as a key component.


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