Alleging a scam worth thousands of crores in the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ and ‘Nal Jal Yojana’ in Madhya Pradesh, opposition Congress MLAs on Thursday staged a demonstration in the state assembly, holding tap faucets and placards.
In a significant move towards environmental conservation, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has prioritized renewable energy in Uttar Pradesh by integrating solar energy into the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has mandated a third-party audit for the Har Ghar Nal Yojana under the Jal Jeevan Mission, emphasizing quality assurance and timely execution.
According to ACB officials, as many as 22 people, including some employees and functionaries of contractor firms are named as accused in the FIR lodged in this connection.
In a significant achievement of Uttar Pradesh, no death has been reported deaths from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) so far this year, according to data from the Jal Jeevan Mission here on Thursday.
The testing of water samples under the JJM was carried out by rural women in just nine months - from April 22 to December 22 this year.
“We will not tolerate this. I have instructed my officials to ensure this does not happen. It has also been conveyed to the state government. We have warned the state not to resort to such tactics as the Centre will then find it difficult to extend its cooperation in running such schemes.”
These schemes will provide tap water supply to about 8 lakh rural households in 4,424 villages of the state.
Odisha plans to become 'Har Ghar Jal' state in 2024.
Informing about the developments under the Jal Jeevan Mission, Bharat Lal, Additional Secretary & Mission Director, National Jal Jeevan Mission said, "At the start of the mission in 2019, out of 19.20 Crore rural households in the country, only 3.23 Crore (17%) had tap water supply.
