Jal Jeevan Mission to rejuvenate ULBs

NEW DELHI: The urban water mission which was announced during the 2021 Budget discussion on Monday, February 1, includes revival of water bodies as well as ensuring 20 per cent of supply from reused water, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) said on Tuesday, February 2.

In a statement, MoHUA said that there was an estimated gap of 2.68 crore urban household tap connections that the Jal Jeevan Mission Urban (JJM) would seek to bridge in all 4,378 statutory towns. JJM also intends to bridge the gap of 2.64 crore sewer connections in the 500 cities under the existing Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).

It said that the mission will also promote circular economy of water through development of city water balance plan for each city focusing on recycle and reuse of processed sewage, revival of water bodies and water conservation.

MoHUA said that 20 per cent of the water demand would be met with reused water. The total expense of the mission would be Rs 2.87 lakh crore over five years.