Question: On March 22, 2021 Jal Shakti Ministry has signed a pact with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the government of Denmark to bring the tap water connections . For which Indian state this pact was signed?
a) UP
b) MP
c) Punjab
d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: a
Context
- The Jal Shakti Ministry has entered a partnership with the United Nations Office for Project Services and the government of Denmark on March 22, 2021 to help bring tap water connections to 11 water-scarce districts in Uttar Pradesh’s water-starved Bundelkhand and Vindhya regions under the Jal Jeevan mission.
Facts
- The project will have following components-
- Capacity building support, with the creation of village action plans,
- Community mobilisation and grassroot water quality monitoring methods being facilitated by UNOPS.
Jal Jeevan Mission
- Launched on August 15, 2019 with the following objectives:
- Providing Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) to every rural household.
- Prioritizing the provision of FHTCs in quality affected areas, villages of the drought prone and desert areas etc.
- Providing functional tap connection across Anganwadi centres, Schools, Health centres, GP buildings, wellness centres and community buildings.
- Monitoring the functionality of tap water connections.
- Promoting and ensuring voluntary ownership across the local community by contributing in cash, kind or labour.
- Assisting in ensuring the sustainability of water supply system like water supply infrastructure, water source and funds.
By kameshwar shukla