7 Districts To Get 100 Per Cent Tap Water Connectivity By June 2020

He also said there will be 100 per cent piped water supply to all the households in the 20 districts of the union territory by December 2021, against the national target of 2024.
Every household in seven out of the total 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir will get a water connection by June 2020, a senior official said on Wednesday. He also said there will be 100 per cent piped water supply to all the households in the 20 districts of the union territory by December 2021, against the national target of 2024.

During a one-day workshop on the implementation of the ambitious ‘Jal Jeevan’ mission in the union territory here on Tuesday, Commissioner Secretary, Public Health Engineering, Ajeet Kumar Sahu said a three-phased strategy has been devised to achieve objectives under this initiative with Phase I to be completed by June 2020. The seven districts — Srinagar, Ganderbal, Shopian, Pulwama, Reasi, Poonch and Samba — and 52 additional blocks from other districts would be taken up for providing tap water connections to all the households, he said.