Centre Plans Massive Push For Drinking Water Supply Infrastructure, Launches Stock-Taking Survey In 10 Cities To Begin With
by Arun Kumar Das - Feb 17, 2021 04:41 AM
Mission to supply water to all urban households.
Snapshot
The ministry has decided to launch a pilot âPey Jal Survekshanâ in 10 cities â Agra, Badlapur, Bhubaneswar, Churu, Kochi, Madurai, Patiala, Rohtak, Surat and Tumakuru.
Based on the learnings of the pilot survey, this exercise will be extended to all Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) cities.
Aiming at providing universal coverage of water supply to all households through functional taps in all 4,378 statutory towns, the Centre has launched a survey to collect data on drinking water in 10 cities under the Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban).