Jammu Kashmir Achieves 81 Per Cent Tap Water Coverage

SRINAGAR : Jammu Kashmir has covered 81 per cent of its rural households with tap water connections, with Srinagar and Ganderbal districts achieving 100 per cent, as per official data. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

The data states that out of 19.26 lakh rural households in the Union Territory, 15.63 lakh have functional tap connections. The remaining 3.63 lakh households receive water through public stand posts installed under earlier schemes.

The Jal Shakti Department said 3253 schemes were taken up under Jal Jeevan Mission at a cost of more than Rs 13,334 crore. Of these, 1480 schemes are functional. Another 1,600 schemes have crossed the halfway mark.

The department said the remaining schemes are tied to the extended phase of the Mission and will move onc