Tripura to provide tap water supply to all rural households

AGARTALA, Tripura: Sushanta Chowdhury, Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of Tripura has declared that all the 7,60,052 rural households of the state will get water connection by 2022.

Till date, only 3,82,475 households have been covered under the umbrella scheme of the Government of India, namely, the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Tripura stands at 5^th position among the north-eastern states with 50 per cent coverage under JJM, which is just above the national average of 48.81 per cent. Along with rural households, all the schools and Anganwadi centres will be covered as mandated under JJM. Currently, as the dry spell continues in the state, 205 tankers have been assigned the task of supplying water to 463 habitations with no tap connection.

JJM is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, launched in 2019. It aims to provide functional tap water connections and 55 liters of water per person per day to all rural households by 2024. The Mission also focuses on the functionality of the existing water supply system, testing and monitoring of water quality, source augmentation and greywater treatment.