RuhaniAIR 5 · CSE 2023 · 132 wordsTheir whole copy
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Jal Jeevan Mission is a huge scheme of Ministry of Jal Shakti, with a budget of ₹65,000 which aims to provide drinking water to 19 crore rural households, schools, and anganwadis. IMPEDIMENTS :
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To provide functional water tap connections to all rural households ^ | To reduce SIGNIFICANCE OF To provide drudgery of <----------- THE MISSION -----------> a minimum women in of 55lpcd walking long of water distances to per day fetch water. | \ | \ V \ To ensure To ensure regularity provision in supply of of quality water water to avoid diseases like cholera, diarrhoea
IMPEDIMENTS :
→ Contaminated water source like river or groundwater can lead to contamination of drinking water → Leakage in pipes cannot be detected → Water meters (IoT based) not attached to monitor the supply and consumption of water by household. → Misutilization of funds by states → Lack of O&M of taps → Water tariffs are still not being collected by local bodies.
WAY FORWARD:-
• Community participation needed to test quality of water • Regular O&M of taps must be done.
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Thus, JIM has reduced regional disparities and enhanced access to drinking water, fulfilling the vision of SDG 6.