New Delhi, March 31 Amid increasing demand for water connections in the city, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) plans to increase the number of borewells by more than 400 this year.The number of water connections has increased in the previous year and is expected to further increase, and the DJB is...
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New Delhi, March 12 – As many as 3.54 crore (18.29 per cent) rural households still lack access to piped water, with Kerala and Jharkhand being the top two states with the highest percentage (over 44 per cent) of village homes awaiting this facility, the Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday...
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drinking water quality
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rural households
water quality monitoring
water quality surveillance
water quality testing
water supply
New Delhi, March 10 The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the extension of the Jal Jeevan Mission up to December 2028, with an enhanced budget of Rs 8.7 lakh crore, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.The project, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019, aims to provide safe and...
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Rajouri (J&K), February 23 – In a landmark achievement for the remote hilly areas of Rajouri district in J&K, more than 14,000 people in its Kotranka subdivision are receiving piped water at their homes for the first time since independence, under the Central government’s Jal Jeevan Mission...
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rainwater harvesting
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water conservation
water security
Sonbhadra (UP), February 23 Residents of the Sinduriya village in this district of Uttar Pradesh staged a protest, alleging delays and irregularities in the central government's piped water scheme, as well as worsening water scarcity.A large number of residents held a "water fast" on the banks...
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Bhubaneswar, February 11 The Odisha government has allocated ₹54,000 crore to ensure safe drinking water supply to all villages in the state by March 2027, officials said.The decision was made at a review meeting of the rural drinking water supply system of the Panchayati Raj and Drinking...