100 Districts in the Country Become ‘Har Ghar Jal’ Under Jal Jeevan Mission

100 Districts in the Country Become ‘Har Ghar Jal’ Under Jal Jeevan Mission

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Category : National Published on: February 21 2022

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  • Jal Jeevan Mission achieved milestone of providing tap water to every home of 100 districts in the country.
  • Chamba, an Aspirational District of Himachal Pradesh has become the 100th ‘Har Ghar Jal’ District.  
  • Chamba is the fifth aspirational district to become ‘Har Ghar Jal’.
  • Other four Har Ghar Jal Aspirational districts are: Bhadradri Kothgudem, Jayashankar Bhupalpalli, Komram Bheem Asifabad (all in Telangana) and Mewat in Haryana.
  • At the announcement of the Mission on 15th August 2019, out of 19.27 Crore households only 3.23 Crore (17%) households in India had tap water connections.
  • Many more States like Punjab (99%), Himachal Pradesh (92.5%), Gujarat (92%) and Bihar (90%) are on the verge of becoming ‘Har Ghar Jal’ in 2022.
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