60 mn rural households got tap water since Jal Jeevan Mission launch: Govt
- IBEF
- March 23, 2022
Since the commencement of the Jal Jeevan Mission, an extra six crore rural families have received tap water connections, according to Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and Jal Shakti of India. Mr. Prahlad Patel. Water conservation, according to him, is a top concern for the government to ensure that future generations are not harmed. Until now, a total of 9,24,88,379 rural houses have been connected to a public water supply.
He further emphasised the need of groundwater conservation and how it is a pressing requirement. NMCG Director General Mr. Asok Kumar said India is the largest exploiter of groundwater. He said, "We are exploiting 250 billion litres of groundwater stored by our forefathers. If we keep on with this exploitation, then the water table will keep going down, and in 25 years, we will have scarcity of drinking water."
Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.
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