14 pc households in Tripura have tap water connection, aims full connectivity by 2023
As part of its review of the Centre’s flagship programme National Jal Jeevan Mission, the Jal Shakti reviewed Tripura’s status report on the provision of tap water connections to rural households as well as the institutional mechanisms in place and the way forward to ensure universal coverage.
The Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide tap water connection to every rural household of the country by 2024. In this connection, a mid-year review is underway through video conferencing.
According to the report Tripura has around 8.01 lakh households, out of which 1.16 lakh (14%) have tap water connections. The state has planned to provide full tap connections in all households by 2023.
It also has a good drinking water supply infrastructure and has water supply schemes in all 1,178 villages. The state’s target for 2020-21 is to provide 3.20 lakh tap water connections out of which 44,000 have been provided.
The state is all set to provide 50,000 tap connections per month starting November and thus, about 1,500 tap connections per day. State also plans to achieve 277 ‘Har Ghar Jal’ villages and 12 ‘Har Ghar Jal’ blocks in 2020-21.
The state has constituted Village Water and Sanitation Committees in all its 1,178 villages. 250 villages have completed their Village Action Plans for implementation of mission works which inter alia includes source strengthening, water supply infrastructure, grey water management and operation and maintenance.
Tripura receives ample rainfall and thus water availability is not an issue. By having 100% piped water supply system in all villages, it can capitalise on retrofitting/ augmentation of water supply systems to ensure every rural household has assured potable water supply, thereby improving the lives of people and bringing ‘ease of living’.
