Rural Drinking Water Projects

The Bihar administration has installed sensor-based 'Internet of Things' (IoT) devices in 30 districts to ensure uninterrupted drinking water supply in rural areas under a state government scheme.

The Centre has released Rs 13,385 crore to 25 states for providing grants to their respective rural local bodies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply projects in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts of Uttar Pradesh via video conferencing.

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pulled up the Jammu and Kashmir government for its failure to complete various projects under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during 2017-18.

Kolkata has a water ATM - a coin-operated machine that sells a litre of clean drinking water for two rupees, way cheaper than what's available in the markets right now. The water ATM is a pilot for a government project to put up such ATMs in rural areas where drinking water is scarce.

The Centre has faced much criticism for not doing enough to ease the hardship of drought-affected states, but data shows that state governments cannot escape their share of blame for the enormous crisis.

Union Minister for Rural Development, Sanitation, Drinking Water and Panchayat Raj Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday approved 28 projects worth Rs.438 crore for building rural roads in Leh and Kargil districts in Ladakh.

Karnataka government would draw up a project to set up pure drinking water units in villages with a population of more than 2,000, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister H K Patil said on Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has written to Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister for Rural Development, seeking the release of the State's share from the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and the "first instalment of Rs.138.58 crore without any further delay."

The government plans to implement drinking water projects estimated at more than Rs 1,500 crore which would benefit over 44 lakh people in 2012-13. Making the announcements for his department in the assembly, Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development, KP Munusamy also said that the government would take up for proposal, six integr...

The Bihar administration has installed sensor-based 'Internet of Things' (IoT) devices in 30 districts to ensure uninterrupted drinking water supply in rural areas under a state government scheme.

The Centre has released Rs 13,385 crore to 25 states for providing grants to their respective rural local bodies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply projects in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts of Uttar Pradesh via video conferencing.

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pulled up the Jammu and Kashmir government for its failure to complete various projects under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during 2017-18.

Kolkata has a water ATM - a coin-operated machine that sells a litre of clean drinking water for two rupees, way cheaper than what's available in the markets right now. The water ATM is a pilot for a government project to put up such ATMs in rural areas where drinking water is scarce.

The Centre has faced much criticism for not doing enough to ease the hardship of drought-affected states, but data shows that state governments cannot escape their share of blame for the enormous crisis.

Union Minister for Rural Development, Sanitation, Drinking Water and Panchayat Raj Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday approved 28 projects worth Rs.438 crore for building rural roads in Leh and Kargil districts in Ladakh.

Karnataka government would draw up a project to set up pure drinking water units in villages with a population of more than 2,000, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister H K Patil said on Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has written to Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister for Rural Development, seeking the release of the State's share from the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and the "first instalment of Rs.138.58 crore without any further delay."

The government plans to implement drinking water projects estimated at more than Rs 1,500 crore which would benefit over 44 lakh people in 2012-13. Making the announcements for his department in the assembly, Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development, KP Munusamy also said that the government would take up for proposal, six integr...