Last Updated: 23 July 2024
Punjab 5th state to achieve 100% target of providing piped drinking water supply to all 34.26 lakh households[1]
Swachh Survekshan Gramin 2022 AWARDS: 2nd position in the Northern Zone, won ₹1 crore award[1:1]
Now AAP Govt is commited for delivering Canal/Surface water[2]
-- 15 Canal drinking water schemes covering 1,706 villages are expected to be completed in FY 2024-25 with total cost of ₹~2,200 crore[3]
-- Ludhaina & Patiala’s canal-based drinking water project in progress
The groundwater in Fazilka district is unfit for consumption leading to grave Health issues like Early grey hair, discoloured teeth, mental retardation, and skin ailments have been reported in many villagers[2:1]
Clean & Safe potable piped water is provided to 100% household in Punjab now[4]
Underground water in many areas is not suitable for drinking. Punjab has a low underground water and prone to arsenic and lead contamination[5]
Ludhaina city’s canal-based drinking water
Previous Govts caused long wait of atleast a decade for city residents[7]
-- Depleting groundwater table by 0.5 to 1 meter every year[8]
-- Heavy metals and radioactive elements present in the groundwater affect health conditions of the city population[8:1]
150 litres per capita daily water supply is targetted[8:2]
-- To be completed within 3 years on design-build services (DBS) basis i.e. maintenance services included for the next 10 years as well
Patiala city’s canal-based drinking water[9]
July 2024: ~72% work has been done and expected to to be completed by 31 December 2024
Talwara project[10]
Fazilka border villages Project[2:2]
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REFERENCES
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/all-rural-households-in-punjab-provided-water-supply-connections-minister-101677428618545.html ↩︎ ↩︎
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/ground-water-uranium-fazilka-villages-surface-water-independence-9404038/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U5IjoJJx1PsupDLWapEUsQxo_A3TBQXX/view ↩︎
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/all-households-get-tap-water-supply-in-punjab-482793 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
http://iamrenew.com/environment/top-5-states-supplying-100-tap-water-to-households-under-jal-jeevan-mission-jjm/ ↩︎
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/104387190.cms ↩︎
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/pmidc-sets-ball-rolling-for-canal-based-water-project/articleshow/111673881.cms ↩︎
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/finally-work-begins-on-24x7-drinking-water-supply-project-in-city-642475# ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/contractor-fined-rs-8-46-cr-for-delay-in-water-supply-project-101720120507769.html ↩︎
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/talwara-project-to-provide-potable-water-to-197-villages-says-jimpa-579608 ↩︎
