Water Authority steps up pace of Jal Jeevan Mission work in Thiruvananthapuram district

Prelims-testable facts

• 01The Jal Jeevan Mission is a flagship programme of the Government of India aiming to provide functional household tap connections to every rural household by 2024.
• 02Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala is one of the districts targeted under the Jal Jeevan Mission for providing water supply schemes and connectivity in rural areas.
• 03The Water Authority has stepped up the pace of work on Jal Jeevan Mission projects in Thiruvananthapuram district, with several schemes expected to be commissioned over the next two years.
• 04The mission aims to provide safe and sustainable drinking water to every household in rural India by 2024.
• 05The Jal Jeevan Mission is being implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti (formerly known as the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation).
• 06The programme focuses on providing piped water supply connections to rural households, promoting water conservation, and improving water management practices.

Trap alerts

• Most people think that Jal Jeevan Mission is a new initiative, but actually it was launched in 2019 as a flagship programme of the Government of India.
• Most people think that the mission's target is to provide piped water supply connections only to urban areas, but actually it focuses on rural households.