Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Jal Jeevan Mission has enabled his administration to connect seven crore rural families to piped water during the past three years.
According to PM Modi, this contributed to India reaching the landmark of 10 crore connections in villages.
Addressing a virtual event that the Goa government held to commemorate the state’s rural homes having access to 100% piped water.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat were present at the event in Panaji.
PM Modi said, “In the seven decades since the Independence, only three crore rural households had piped water. But in the last three years, since the announcement of this mission, our government has connected seven crore additional rural households through tap water.”
PM added, “The achievement of 10 crore milestone reflects the Centre’s commitment towards provision of water and preservation of environment”.
He further said that there were 16 crore rural families dependent on other sources of water when he had made the announcement of Jal Jeevan Mission.
“We could not keep such a big population struggling,” said PM Modi.
He added that the Jal Jeevan Mission’s success is due to the people’s participation, partnership of stakeholders, political will and optimum use of the available resources.