The government will implement a scheme to provide drinking water to every household by 2030, Union Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation Ramesh Jigajinagi said in Bidar on Tuesday. He told presspersons that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set aside Rs. 5 lakh crore for the “Har Ghar Nal” (A tap for every home).
The Minister was here to distribute three-wheelers to physically challenged persons. He was facilitated by the Madiga Horata Samiti later. He said the Prime Minister had recently held a meeting of senior officers regarding this scheme recently. Details would be announced soon. Karnataka has sought Rs. 42,000 crore from the Centre for drinking water schemes.
Toilets
The Centre estimates that 11.5 crore houses in the country have no toilets. “We are encouraging States to help beneficiaries in towns and villages build toilets in their houses. We have set a target of building 3.5 crore toilets in one year,” he said. He said that five districts of Karnataka had been declared open-defecation free.
