Anita Chaudhary says whenever she got free from her work in other people’s field, she visited door-to-door to spread awareness about the water supply scheme.
Since it was launched in 2019, 7.93 cr rural households have been provided water connections. But identifying reliable water sources in 150 districts has made scheme implementation difficult.
Nal Se Jal, a scheme to provide potable drinking water to rural households across India, has 95 per cent of its pending work concentrated in 13 states, with UP topping the list.
As flagship scheme for tap water connection in every home picks up pace, states’ utilisation of funds up too, expecting over Rs 45,000 crore in budget, says drinking water secretary.
In an interview, the Union water resources minister talks about BJP’s pitched battle in Bhabanipur. He also promises piped water to Bengal ahead of the national deadline.
Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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