Q. Recently which state launched the Sujal or Drink from Tap Mission?
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Odisha
c) Jharkhand
d) Bihar
ANSWER:- b)
RELATEDFACTS:-
- Odisha’s Puri has become the first city in the state to have a drink-from-tap facility.
- This means that the city now has safe drinking water that can be used directly from tap for cooking and drinking, without requiring further filtration.
- Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the ‘Sujal’ or drink-from-tap mission on 26th July, 2021
- The drink-from-tap mission of the Odisha government has made Puri the first in the country to have city-wide 24-hour quality drinking water from the tap.
- A statement released by the Chief Minister’s Office said: “Puri has now joined the elite group of international cities like London, New York and Singapore in supplying quality potable water from municipal taps throughout the day.”
By – ABHISHEK KUMAR