India connects 124 million rural homes to tap water
Six years ago, fewer than one in six rural homes in India had a tap water connection. As of mid-July, more than four in five do, and the difference adds up to 124 million additional households. Minister V. Somanna confirmed the numbers in a written reply to India’s Rajya Sabha: 156.7 million of the country’s 193.6 million rural households now have tap water as of July 16. When the Jal Jeevan Mission launched in August 2019 (its full name, “Har Ghar Jal,” means water for every home), only 32.3 mi
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