Water

Water is a chemical compound. It is a basic necessity of life. One of the essential services rendered by any state is ‘safe drinking water supply’. Safe drinking water supply and basic sanitation are vital human needs for health and efficiency. Every year, diseases and death, particularly of children and drudgery of women are directly attributable to lack of these essentials. Considering these needs, the National Water Policy gave highest priority to water and sanitation especially in rural areas as the urban areas is provided with piped water supply. Rural Water Supply: Rural Water Supply facilities are provided to the people in rural areas under centrally sponsored Minimum Need Programme (MNP) and Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP). Under the National Rural Drinking Programme (NRDWP) a Flagship programme of the Government of India, it is expected to provide drinking water supply (@ 40 Ipcd) to all census habitation of the State by 2022. By 1st April, 2015, out of 2,870 habitation, 2,134 habitations have been Fully Covered, 618 Partially Covered and 118 have not been Covered. The target for 2015-16 was to fully cover 200 habitations but due to limited budget, the target was reduced to 52 habitations.