The Government of India, in collaboration with state governments, is implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)-Har Ghar Jal, aiming to ensure tap water supply to every rural household.
As of August 1 approximately 11.80 crore additional rural households have been equipped with tap water connections. Consequently, out of 19.32 crore rural households in the country, more than 15.03 crore (77.83 per cent) now have access to tap water.
Meanwhile, heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding in Gujarat's Valsad with rising water levels in the Auranga River. People from low-lying areas of the region have shifted to safe places.
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko accused the central government of being "partial to Karnataka" regarding the Mekedatu dam issue.
Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in Gujarat's Valsad with rising water levels in the Auranga River. People from low-lying areas of the region have shifted to safe places.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to monitor the water release from Jharkhand dams causing floods in southern Bengal.
"The allegation by MCD that the site of the incident (drain) pertains to DDA is wrong and a blatant attempt to shift responsibility. The document being circulated in the public domain after a press conference is an internal MCD paper that has neither been seen nor signed by any official of D
Taking a dig at the INDIA bloc leaders Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that they should prepare to sit in the opposition in 2029 as well. Shah while inaugurating the water supply project Nyay Setu and launching the smart city mission in Chandigarh made these remarks. He also
The BYC accused Pakistan of imposing a curfew in Gwadar and through Makuran by shutting down the internet and mobile networks. It said that all roads, highways, shops and markets have been closed, causing a severe shortage of food and medicine.
Two warships from the Philippines and Japan each, for the first time ever, conducted a joint exercise in the contested waters. Meanwhile, a Vietnamese Coast Guard vessel is on its way to the Philippines for a joint training exercise, in a first such exercise between the two countries.
During their morning combing operation along the river banks from Mundakai to Soochipara, the ICG search team sighted three individuals stranded near the waterfalls. The presence of the survivors was immediately reported to the control centre at Mepadi.