The Uttar Pradesh Government on Tuesday celebrated the milestone of more than 75 lakh tap water connections in the state. Uttar Pradesh is one of the four states in the country to achieve this feat.
Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department celebrated this big achievement of Yogi Adityanath government under the slogan “Har Ghar Jal 75 Lakh Nal”.
On this occasion, 75 engineers, officers and employees were felicitated for taking the scheme from village to village. They were also presented with mementos.
Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh was the chief guest and State Minister Ramkesh Nishad was present as the special guest at the ceremony.
The event also featured screening of the film ‘Har Ghar Pani Khud Nigrani’ and release of an e-book based on the successful journey of two years of Jal Jeevan Mission, listing the achievements of the department.
Cultural events were also held showing how clean potable water is being provided from village to village even in the Bundelkhand region despite adverse circumstances.
The Jal Shakti Minister said that at one time the target seemed impossible, but owing to the tireless work of the officials of the department the target of providing tap water to more than 75 lakh rural households was achieved in a short span of time.
“In this, we have also got the cooperation of the people of the village. Fulfilling the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the work of providing pure water through tap is being completed. The authorities are making arrangements in view of the water situation and challenges of 2047,” he remarked.
He added further: “Arrangement of providing tap water in every village should be done with the spirit of nationalism. Providing water to the poor is a great virtue. The Yogi government is fully committed to ensuring that water is supplied with full honesty, so that the poor remain disease-free and remain healthy.”
It is worth mentioning that UP with the largest population in the country has achieved this milestone in a short time. A total of more than 75, 26, 740 rural households out of more than 2 crore 62 lakh rural household have been provided tap water connections. Bihar tops in the list with more than 1.58 crore connections followed by Maharashtra with more than 1.06 crore and Gujarat with more than 91 lakh connections.