जल शक्ति मंत्रालय के मुताबिक स्कूलों और आंगनबाड़ी केंद्रों तक नल से पानी पहुंचाने के लिए देशभर में 100 दिन का एक विशेष अभियान चलाया गया। जिसके तहत 9 राज्यों और 1 केंद्र शाषित प्रदेश में 100 फीसदी स्कूल-केंद्र में पानी पहुंच चुका है।

Uttar Pradesh government is working on a war footing to provide the promised tap water connections in every household of the seven districts of the rain-deficient Bundelkhand region by this Diwali.

जल जीवन मिशन ने पिछले 23 महीने में 4.5 करोड़ घरों में नल के पानी की आपूर्ति की है। जल जीवन मिशन के अनुसार इस समय देश के 71 जिलों, 824 प्रखंडों, 50,309 ग्राम पंचायतों और 1,00,275 गांवों में ‘हर घर जल’का लक्ष्य हासिल कर लिया गया है।

The nationwide Jal Jeevan Mission was launched in 2019 with an aim to assist the state governments to provide tap water connections to all rural houses by December, 2024. As of July 31, 34.67 % of rural houses are yet to be covered under the scheme. Details here.

Every summer, Bundelkhand reels in the heat and the region's women walk long distances in search of water. Under the central government's Har Ghar Jal scheme of Jal Jeevan Mission, villages in this drought-prone region of Uttar Pradesh have been connected with water pipelines and taps installed in rural households, but there is no water in them. As part of its Paani Yatra series, Gaon Connection explores why the taps run dry here.

Having sensed that the water from the wells in their villages is devoid of toxins like arsenic and unhealthy levels of iron content, rural residents in Bihar are gradually renouncing the use of handpumps. Community action aided by some NGOs has led to the revival of wells in the Khagaria district which has resulted in a decrease in the disease burden in some of the villages. A ground report from the rural hinterland of Bihar.

The hill village in Mirzapur, which had recently been provided with piped water supply and tap connections, is back to using water from tankers. Within days of inauguration of its water supply project, the pipeline was damaged, and there are issues regarding power supply and diesel availability.

Five lives were lost in the tribal dominated Bhattan Tola village in Madhya Pradesh between August 11 and 23. Three of the dead are children. The hamlet, with 1,500 people, has only one dugwell for drinking water. Three hand pumps are dry.

After remaining shut for almost two years, primary schools in Jhargram district reopened on February 16. However, the situation of 69 rural schools in Belpahari circle is pitiable as many have neither piped drinking water nor functional toilets. To cook mid-day meals, water has to be fetched from far away, and teachers say that all complaints have fallen on deaf ears. A ground report.

Hundreds of tribal families in Bilhata, Katahari and Koni villages inside the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh are dependent on jhiriya, a local water source, to meet their water needs. Adivasi women trek several kilometres each day through the thick jungles and climb down steep hillsides to collect water from the jhiriya. Forest officials say that these villages need to be relocated due to the Ken-Betwa Link Project.