'Har Ghar Nal scheme' ensuring no water shortage this summer

Lucknow: Owing to the sustained efforts of the Yogi Adityanath government to provide pure and safe piped drinking water in water-stressed regions, under the Har Ghar Nal scheme, potable water has reached as many as 59,202 houses, benefiting nearly 2,36,808 people.

Ensuring that no person suffers from shortage of pure water this summer, the Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department are working on a war footing to provide the benefits of schemes like 'Har Ghar Nal' scheme to hundreds of villages in seven districts of Bundelkhand and two districts of Vindhya, which are facing water scarcity.

In addition, various older schemes have also been started afresh in Bundelkhand and Vindhya. With this scheme of retrofitting, water supply is being provided to more than 1,02,445 houses and more than 4,09,780 people have benefited. The government has completed water-supply related works under the scheme in more than 60,000 villages, due to which these areas are now getting water supply in abundance.

With the efforts of the government, water connections have been provided to more than 1037 houses in Jhansi. Water connections have been given to more than 5414 houses in Lalitpur, 5203 in Jalaun, 5779 in Hamirpur, 9658 in Banda, 2902 in Chitrakoot and to 11279 houses in Mahoba. Besides, the government is also working on a mission-mode to provide functional household connections to over 17930 households in Mirzapur and 321403 households in Sonbhadra.

Retrofitting schemes completed in Mirzapur, over 24,150 households provided pure water

In 9 districts of Bundelkhand and Vindhyachal, old schemes have been completed by Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department in a time-bound manner. Nearly 59 out of 62 retrofitting schemes have been completed in Mirzapur and more than 24,150 households have received pure water. Water connections have been given to more than 10,974 houses in Sonbhadra. While 9156 households in Jalaun, 20969 in Jhansi, 1450 in Lalitpur and over 11966 households in Mahoba have been benefited.

Water supply connections have been provided to more than 10,554 households in Hamirpur, 835 households in Chitrakoot, and in 12391 households in Banda.

Water supply connections provided to 4596 households in Banda

In arsenic affected areas of Bundelkhand and Vindhya, Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department are working to provide drinking water supply to more than 26,900 houses, benefiting over 1,07,600 people from the scheme. Through two ongoing schemes in Jalaun, water connections have been provided to 1189 houses in Jalaun, 2400 in Jhansi, 5184 in Lalitpur, and to over 5062 houses in Mahoba. Water connections have also been given to 1686 families in Hamirpur, 1219 in Chitrakoot, and to a maximum 4596 households in Banda.