Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) 2.0 to revive urban water bodies

The urban water supply mission under the Jal Jeevan Mission announced in the Budget would include rejuvenation of water bodies as well as 20% of supply from reused water.

Jal Jeevan Mission

Jal Jeevan Mission, a central government initiative under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, aims to ensure access of piped water for every household in India.
The mission’s goal is to provide to all households in rural India safe and adequate water through individual household tap connections by 2024.
The Har Ghar Nal Se Jal programme was announced by FM in Budget 2019-20 speech.
This programme forms a crucial part of the Jal Jeevan Mission.
The programme aims to implement source sustainability measures as mandatory elements, such as recharge and reuse through greywater management, water conservation, and rainwater harvesting.

The urban component of the mission:

The mission is meant to create a people’s movement for water, making it everyone’s priority.
There is an estimated gap of 2.68 crore urban household tap connections that the Mission would seek to bridge in all 4,378 statutory towns.
The Mission would also aim to bridge the gap of 2.64 crore sewer connections in the 500 cities under the existing AMRUT scheme.
The mission would include the rejuvenation of water bodies to boost the sustainable freshwater supply and the creation of green spaces.

Source: TH

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