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Explained | Water: Centre-State powers, river disputes, laws & drinking water supply

March 27, 2025 admin

Polavaram irrigation project receives huge inflow of flood water in West Godavari district | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT On September 7, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to solve the long-pending Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal issue between Punjab and Haryana, saying, “It’s the duty of the Centre…

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Water Tap In A Dry Rajasthan Village And A Dream Come True

December 3, 2024 admin

The tap has been set up under the Jal Jeevan Mission programme. (NDTV) Jaipur: Easy access to drinking water was a dream for the residents of Sundra village in Rajasthan’s Barmer district till last week, when water gushed out of a tap built in the middle of a desert, after overcoming numerous obstacles, to ensure…

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77% Of Rural Households In India Now Have Tap Water Connections: Government Data

June 18, 2024 admin

11 states and Union Territories have achieved 100% tap water coverage in rural areas. (Representational) New Delhi: About 77 per cent or 14.88 crore rural households have been provided with tap water connections till now, according to official data. There are a total of 19.31 crore rural households in the country, according to official data…

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Budget 2023 | Changes in allocation for key schemes including MGNREGS, PM-Kisan, Ayushman Bharat

February 1, 2023 admin

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, February 1, presented the last full budget of the Narendra Modi government before the 2024 general elections. The Minister announced a range of new initiatives, revised income tax slabs and customs duty, and sops for agriculture and energy transition. The Union Budget 2023-24 document also listed the new allocations…

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Budget 2023 | Jal Jeevan Mission gets hike in funds

February 1, 2023 admin

A fully functional tap water connection is defined as a household getting at least 55 litres of potable water per capita per day all through the year. Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: G. Moorthy With an eye on the General Elections and the deadline approaching for the government’s ambitious bid to provide piped…

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