Key Points:
- ‘Har Ghar Nal Yojana’ announced by PM Modi for Sonbhadra and Mirzapur in Vindhya region of Uttar Pradesh through a video conference.
- This will provide Tap water connections in all rural households of 2,995 villages of the two districts.
- The projects are aimed to be completed within 24 months under the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ that was announced by the Prime Minister on August 15 last year.
On Sunday, November 21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ‘Har Ghar Nal Yojna’ (tap water to every household), for Sonbhadra and Mirzapur in Vindhya region of Uttar Pradesh through a video conference. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath was physically present in Sonbhadra for attending the event.
हर घर जल पहुंचाने के अभियान को अब डेढ़ साल हो रहे हैं।
इस दौरान देश में 2 करोड़ 60 लाख से ज्यादा परिवारों को उनके घरों में नल से शुद्ध पीने का पानी पहुंचाने का इंतजाम किया गया है।
इसमें लाखों परिवार उत्तर प्रदेश के भी हैं: PM#JalShakti4UP
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 22, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed people via video-conferencing. In his address, he said that the regions of Vidhyanchal or Bundelkhand have become ones having many insufficiencies despite having many resources.
“This region is full of natural resources but is has been always ignored since independence. Despite the region having many rivers, it is known for draught. However, this government addressed the problem of water scarcity and as a result, ‘Har Ghar Jal Yojana’ was launched today,”
PM Modi said.
Adding, he said that the dry conditions have also led to forced migration of many people from these districts.
Harnessing #JalShakti4UP. Watch. https://t.co/ZKtykwgbQ9
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 22, 2020
Har Ghar Jal Yojna:
- Tap water connections in all rural households of 2,995 villages.
- This will benefit about 42 lakh population of the districts of Sonbhadra and Mirzapur.
- The water of lakes and river will be purified and supplied to the families in Sonbhadra.
- Village water and sanitation committees have been constituted in all these villages, and they will have the responsibility of operation and maintenance.
- Rs 3212.18 crore and Rs 2343.20 crore will be spent under the scheme in Sonbhadra and Mirzapur respectively.
- The total scheme’s worth is Rs 5,555.38 crore.
The projects are aimed to be completed within 24 months under the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ that was announced by the Prime Minister on August 15 last year.
The projects looks forward to provide functional household tap connections to every rural house of the country by 2024.
