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Jal Jeevan Mission to help revive urban waterbodies
Why is it in news?
- The urban water supply mission announced in the Budget.
- The water supply mission will include rejuvenation of waterbodies and 20% of supply from reused water.
Details:
- There was an estimated gap of 2.68 crore urban household tap connections that the Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) (JJMU) would seek to bridge in all 4,378 statutory towns.
- The mission would include rejuvenation of water bodies to boost the sustainable freshwater supply and creation of green spaces.
- About 20% of the water demand would be met with reused water.
- The total expenditure on the mission would be ₹87 lakh crore over five years.
- The Mission would also aim to bridge the gap of 2.64 crore sewer connections in the 500 cities.
- The sewer connection gap would be bridged under the existing Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).