Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh has achieved 100 per cent household tap water connections under the centrally sponsored Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), Chief Minister Pema Khandu informed on Thursday.
With this, Arunachal has become the first state in the North-East and 10th in the country to achieve 100 percent saturation of Har Ghar Jal under JJM.
“A landmark accomplished in our collective efforts as Arunachal Pradesh logs 100 pc saturation of Har Ghar Jal under Jal Jeevan Mission! It exemplifies total dedication and commitment of Team Arunachal in meeting the goals they set for themselves,” Khandu said in a social media post.
Khandu said that the Centre’s share of Rs 3,96,541.22 lakh and state’s contribution of Rs 45,551.18 lakh ensured that every household in our state has clean and safe piped water.
The chief minister expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for guiding and supporting our every endeavour in building a self-reliant Arunachal Pradesh”.
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“First in the North-East to fully implement JJM, we are determined to make an all-round improvement in our people’s ease of living. Odds and challenges are being surmounted in serving them. Proud of Team Arunachal!” Khandu wrote on X formerly twitter.
Launched by PM Modi in 2019, the JJM is a centrally sponsored scheme which aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections to all households in rural India by 2024.
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