Goa Becomes First ‘Har Ghar Jal’ State – Burning Issues

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What has happened?

Goa has become the first state in the country to provide 100% tap water connections in rural areas covering 2.30 lakh households,
The Jal Shakti Ministry said.
Two districts — North Goa with 65 lakh rural households and South Goa with 98,000 rural households in 191 gram panchayats –
Are “fully saturated” with assured piped water supply through tap connections.

In June, Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat wrote to Sawant expressing happiness on the state’s annual action plan to provide 100% tap water connections in rural areas by 2021.

Next step for Goa

To strengthen water testing facilities, the state is in process of getting
14 water quality testing laboratories accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing
and Calibration Laboratories (NABL).
Jal Jeevan Mission mandates training five persons in every village, especially women, in using field test kits so that water can be tested there.

Water supply to rural households

Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme launched in 1972.
It was renamed as National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) in 2009.

Jal Jeevan Mission

The Mission was launched on August 15, 2019.
The mission is under implementation in partnership with States.
The goal is to have ‘Har Ghar Jal’- every house in the village is to be provided with tap connection.

Aim of JJM

JJM aims to provide functional household tap connections (FHTCs) to every rural household of the country by the year 2024.
Thereby ensuring potable water supply in adequate quantity i.e. @ 55 lpcd (Litres per capita per day) of prescribed quality on long-term and regular basis.

Q) As per NITI Aayog, India is facing the worst-ever water crisis in history. Which of the following statements regarding Water Scarcity in India is correct?

India has access to only 4% of the usable water sources in the world.
Around 20% of the population in India is facing high to severe water stress.
21 Indian cities will run out of groundwater by 2020.

1 & 2 only
1 & 3 only
2 & 3 only
All of the above

Q) Which of the following statements regarding National Water Mission is correct?

The National Water Mission was launched in 2011.
The mission is launched under the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC).
Objective of the mission is to increase water use efficiency by 20%.
1 & 2 only
2 only
1 & 3 only
All of the above