Rajasthan achieves 100% rural piped water. Bhilwara :: pressnote.in

**Translation of news update:**

**Prime Minister Bhajanlal Sharma’s Vision: Rajasthan Government to Provide Clean Drinking Water to Rural Families Through Tap Water**

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**Mandal becomes the first block in the state to achieve 100% household tap connectivity under the Jal Jeevan Mission**

**29,524 households receive clean drinking water via tap connections**

~ District Public Relations Officer, Hemant Chhipa

Bhilwara, In line with the vision of Prime Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, the Government of Rajasthan aims to provide sufficient, quality and long-term safe drinking water through tap connections to all rural households in the state.

By achieving this goal, under the strong will and guidance of District Collector Namit Mehta, Bhilwara district has achieved a unique milestone in Jal Jeevan Mission. The Mandal block in the district has become the first block in the state where 100% of the households have access to clean drinking water through tap connections under Jal Jeevan Mission.

**Important achievement of 100% coverage in Mandal Block**

District Collector Namit Mehta stated that Bhilwara district is progressing rapidly in implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission as per the vision of Chief Minister Mr. Bhajanlal Sharma. Under the Jal Jeevan Mission – Har Ghar Jal programme, Mandal block in the district has become the first block in the state where 100% of households are getting clean drinking water through tap connections. Mandal block has achieved full saturation with 100% household tap connections, which is a historic achievement. Mehta mentioned that all 29,524 houses in Mandal block now have active household water connections supplying drinking water.

**Campaign Execution**

Executive Engineer Project Division Mandal Siddharth Tak informed that the approval for Jal Jeevan Mission in Bhilwara district was granted in March 2021. To provide tap connection to every house under Jal Jeevan Mission in Mandal block, an administrative approval of Rs. 260 crores was issued by the Finance Department on February 11, 2021 and a technical approval of Rs. 158.22 crores was issued on July 16, 2021. Further, the work order was issued by the Additional Chief Engineer (Project) Division Ajmer on December 21, 2021. This package included construction of a total of 345 kilometers of pipeline, 3 pumping stations (Bhadu, Bhagwanpura, Bagaur) and 24 high reservoirs for Mandal block.

He added that as on July 12 this year, availability of clean drinking water through 100% active household tap connections under Jal Jeevan Mission – Har Ghar Jal scheme has been ensured to a total of 29,524 houses in Mandal block, catering to an estimated population of 147,328. Of these, 16,315 active household tap connections were executed by Project Division Mandal and 13,209 FHTCs by regular Public Health Engineering Department Circle Bhilwara. Mandal block has been marked as 100% complete on the Jal Jeevan Mission online site (IMIS).

**Superintending Engineer Project Circle II Rajiv Sugotra explained that District Collector Namit Mehta was consistently monitoring the progress of the Har Ghar Jal campaign by holding regular meetings of the District Water and Sanitation Committee and the Jal Jeevan Mission. Field visits were carried out to expedite the water connection work and maintain water quality, which resulted in timely achievement of this objective by the PHED team. As per the intention of the State Government, departmental engineers developed cost-effective engineering plans, ensured effective monitoring and executed quality construction works within the stipulated time frame to provide adequate clean drinking water to all residents of the Mandal block.

**Gratitude of villagers**

Sarpanch Devi Lal Jat of Lirdia village expressed gratitude and said that before having household water connections, all the villagers used to collect water from public water points or wells. Now they are enjoying clean drinking water through household tap connections installed in their houses.

Local resident Pooja Bhambi said that earlier women in the village had to carry water from long distances. But receiving household tap connections under Jal Jeevan Mission has given them complete relief. They are very happy and satisfied with the Jal Jeevan Mission programme of the government.

**About Jal Jeevan Mission**

On 15th August 2019, the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, announced the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ (JJM) from the Red Fort, aimed at providing regular drinking water supply to every rural household through household tap connections. The mission aims to provide 55 litres of water per person per day to every rural household through ‘Functional Household Tap Connections’ (FHTC), ensuring clean drinking water in every home.

Jal Jeevan Mission not only ensures the availability of water but also ensures the supply of quality water every time. The mission impacts the society in multiple ways. Regular supply of tap water relieves women and young girls from the laborious task of carrying large quantities of water for daily household needs. Moreover, women can use the time saved by collecting water for income generating activities, learning new skills and helping in the education of their children.

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