Why in the news?

  • The Union government plans to map all drinking water assets including pipelines created under its Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) on PM Gati Shakti, a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based platform.

Jal Jeevan Mission

  • Launched: 15 August 2019
  • Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Jal Shakti
  • Aim: To provide Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household by 2024, ensuring access to safe and adequate drinking water.
  • Tagline: “Har Ghar Nal Se Jal”
  • Funding: Centrally Sponsored Scheme 
  • Objectives:
    • To ensure 55 litres per capita per day (LPCD) of potable water to every rural household.
    • To improve water quality, especially in fluoride, arsenic, iron, nitrate, and salinity-affected areas.
    • To promote source sustainability through recharge, reuse, greywater management, and water conservation.
    • To build village-level institutions for operation, maintenance, and ownership of water supply systems.
  • Implementation
    • Decentralized approach – led by States/UTs and Panchayati Raj Institutions.
    • Convergence with MGNREGS, Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), Atal Bhujal Yojana.
  • Progress
    • 14 crore+ rural households with tap water connections.
    • 100% coverage: Goa, Telangana, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Puducherry.
    • 4 lakh+ villages certified as Har Ghar Jal.
  • Challenges
    • Groundwater depletion and seasonal variability.
    • Fluoride, arsenic, and nitrate contamination.
    • Operation & maintenance at village level.
    • Behavioral change and community participation.
  • Significance
    • Improves public health and reduces water-borne diseases.
    • Promotes gender equity (reduces women’s drudgery).
    • Strengthens local governance and community ownership.
    • Contributes to SDG-6: Clean Water and Sanitation.

PM Gati Shakti Portal

  • What is it?: The Gati Shakti Portal is a government digital platform designed to facilitate integrated, synchronized, and comprehensive planning for infrastructure development, primarily focused on multi-modal connectivity to drive economic growth. 
  • Aim: It aims to bring together 16 different ministries and state governments to coordinate the planning and implementation of projects across roads, railways, airports, ports, mass transport, waterways, and logistics infrastructure, with a focus on improving last-mile connectivity and reducing logistics costs.

 

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