Madhya Pradesh
Niwari became the Second ‘Har Ghar Jal’ Zila in the State
- 16 Jun 2023
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Why in News?
On June 14, 2023, Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh became the second Har Ghar Jal district of the state. 100% tap water has been supplied to 55,645 houses in all the 253 villages of the district.
Key Points:
- It is worth mentioning that Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh has the distinction of being the first water district in the country along with the state.
- So far, tap water has been supplied to more than 50% (more than 60 lakh 7 thousand) houses in the state. Along with this, water quality monitoring is also being done.
- In Niwari district, arrangement of tap water has been made in all the rural houses through three groups of tap water schemes. Tap water facility is provided to 100 percent houses of 30 villages from Niwari Group Tap Water Scheme, 143 villages from Niwari-Prithvipur-1 Group Tap Water Scheme and 80 villages from Niwari-Prithvipur-2 Group Tap Water Scheme.
