NEW DELHI: Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India launched the Bharat Tap initiative at the Plumbex India Exhibition. The exhibition was aimed at products and services related to plumbing, water and sanitation industry. He also launched NAREDCO MAHI’s ‘Nirmal Jal Prayas’ which will work to save 500 crore litres of water per year.
Puri said that the exhibition caters to a fundamental service – water and sanitation – in the development of the country. He added that there was a paradigm shift in India’s social development after the announcement of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also conceptualised the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Transformation (AMRUT) for safe water and sewerage system in urban regions.
Puri also said that AMRUT 2.0 will provide 100 per cent coverage of water supply to all the households in and around 4700 ULBs through 2.68 crore water connections, and 100 per cent sewerage connections in 500 cities through 2.64 crore sewer connections. He added that plumbing industry is capitalising on the business opportunity and is also playing a significant role in the development of sanitation and other basic services in the country.
Bharat Tap initiative will provide low-flow sanitary ware at scale to reduce the water consumption at source. Puri added that he is confident that this initiative will be accepted quickly in the country.