Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh emerged as the best performing states during the campaign.
WD News: The Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat released the report on the progress under Jal Jeevan Mission: Swachh Jal Se Suraksha (SJSS) campaign, which was organised from October 2, 2022 to March 31, 2023 to impress upon the states/ UTs to make concerted efforts towards taking up water quality monitoring and surveillance activities as ‘Supply of Safe Water’ has been one of the key considerations under JJM.
Under the campaign, several activities were taken up including testing of PWS sources in all villages for chemical parameters and bacteriological parameters (post monsoon); water quality testing at household level in villages; water quality testing in schools and Anganwadi centres; remedial action taken for contaminated samples; and training of women for water quality testing using FTK/ H2S vials at village level.
The activity-wise overall progress is as under:
• Water quality testing has been reported in 5.39 lakh (89.69 %) villages for chemical and in 4.47 lakh (74.46 %) villages for bacteriological contamination (post monsoon).
• Drinking water samples were tested in 6.58 lakh (67.63 %) schools and 7.16 lakh (67.43 %) Anganwadi centres.
• 21.80 lakh women have been trained from 4.59 lakh (76.41 %) villages for water quality testing using Field Testing Kits (FTKs).
• Remedial action has been taken for 90.34% of contaminated sample reported.
Source & image courtesy: PIB
