Chamba became 100th ‘Har Ghar Jal’ District

On 16th February, 2022 Chamba, an Aspirational District of Himachal Pradesh has become the 100th ‘Har Ghar Jal’ District.

  • Chamba is the fifth aspirational district to become ‘Har Ghar Jal’. Other four Har Ghar Jal Aspirational districts are: Bhadradri Kothgudem, Jayashankar Bhupalpalli, Komram Bheem Asifabad (all in Telangana) and Mewat in Haryana.
  • The ‘Har Ghar Jal’ mission aims to provide clean tap water to every home in the country by 2024.
  • In Goa, Haryana, Telangana, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, every rural household has tap water supply. Many more States like Punjab (99%), Himachal Pradesh (92.5%), Gujarat (92%) and Bihar (90%) are on the verge of becoming ‘Har Ghar Jal’ in 2022.

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