Expressing happiness over launching the 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain 2022', he said that district magistrates and village sarpanchs would have to play a crucial role in motivating the local populace for active participation of each individual in water conservation work.
Following the principle of the Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas’, in this short period, 98 districts, 1,129 blocks, 66,067 Gram Panchayats and 1,36,135 villages have become ‘Har Ghar Jal’.
The Jal Jeevan Mission was launched in August 2019 to provide safe drinking water to all rural households by 2024, and since its inception more than 5.5 crore households have been provided with tap water supply benefitting 19 crore rural families or 90 crore rural population.
For the Jal Shakti Ministry to showcase its flagship project running in Mission Mode - Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), its tableau, 'Jal Jeevan Mission: Changing Lives' at the Republic Day parade this year could not have been a better opportunity. And the location chosen was Ladakh.
