Image credit: ejalshakti.gov.in An image of the tap water supply in household across the country in each state in India.

Madhya Pradesh village celebrates ‘Jal Utsav’ to welcome tap water

‘Har Ghar Jal Gaon’ by 2024

Anuppur, Jan 19: Sometimes getting simple amenities like a tap water connection, brings utmost joy in people’s lives. The same thing happened in Damhedi village of Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh. They were elated and celebrated ‘Jal Utsav’ to welcome these tap water connections in their households.

The village was decorated with rangolis and flowers, while the villagers wore their finest clothes, and tribal accessories. The festivities included tribal songs, dance, and music which filled the whole atmosphere with the spirit of joy.

Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) is the flagship programme of the Union Government that is involved in providing safe drinking water to every rural household of our country. Madhya Pradesh Jal Nigam is implementing 58 Multi Village Schemes (MVS) in about 6,896 villages in 34 districts. The MVS for this village is located in Anuppur district, which consists of 74 villages. At 25.06% coverage, Madhya Pradesh has a lot more villages waiting to celebrate this utsav!

Image credit: ejalshakti.gov.in
An image of the tap water supply in household across the country in each state in India.
Image credit: ejalshakti.gov.in