J-K govt awards 97pc of critical work components under Jal Jeevan Mission
Sep 13, 2023
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir ) [India], September 13 : The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday said that 97pc of the critical work components under the Jal Jeevan Mission in the union territory have been awarded to 1,700 contractors through the e-tendering system.
According to the officials, this is in contrast to 14pc in June 2022. Similarly, the start of works has also picked up from 6pc in June 2023 to 73% as of date thereby indicating that the implementation of the mission is in full swing all across the UT, they added.
Jal Jeevan Mission, a flagship program of the union government, is being implemented in the UT of J-K with an aim to connect each and every rural household with Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) which shall be capable of providing drinking water at a minimum service level of 55 litres per person per day.
According to the officials, 3,244 water supply schemes (including standalone schemes for Schools, Anganwadi Centres, Health Institutions & Gram Panchayats) have been planned at an estimated cost of about Rs. 13,000 crores to provide new and upgraded existing tap water connections to 18.67 lakh rural households for a sustainable, reliable and potable supply of drinking water to improve the living conditions of about 1.10 crore rural population.
These water supply schemes comprise about 6600 components like source development in the shape of bore wells, tube wells & dug wells besides Rapid Sand Filtration Plants, Over Head Tanks, Slow Sand Filtration Plants, Ground Service Reservoirs and pipe laying works aimed to augment the existing water supply system and to provide the new tap water connections in uncovered
areas.
