Water Problem
Mizoram govt working to provide piped water to all rural households by Dec
The Mizoram government is working to provide piped water connections to all rural households in the state by December, Deputy Chief Minister Tawnluia told the assembly on Thursday. Replying to a query by MNF MLA Ramthanmawia, Tawnluia who also holds the Public Health Engineering portfolio said every household in 263 villages has so far been provided with potable water connections under the Centre's Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). He said that 465 more villages are yet to get the connections. "Although the deadline for JJM is 2024, the Centre asked the Mizoram government to complete the implementation by December this year. We are making massive efforts to fully implement the scheme by December. However, it is difficult to make it clear whether we will be able to complete it within the timeframe," Tawnluia said. A total of 728 villages in Mizoram will get water connections under the scheme. Tawnluia said 11 villages have so far been provided connections using solar water pumps under the
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Skilling rural workforce for water management could provide jobs, security
Central government programmes on water emphasise ground water management but, by and large, these schemes are silent on the availability, training and deployment of a skilled workforce
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History keeper of Beni Ka Purwa
Small farmers aren't able to till their land anymore because of water scarcity.
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Rivers too have rights
We must understand that the issue of river flow is really about the politics of power
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Water crisis in Shimla eases, but no let up in rationing for now
Shimla residents have been facing severe water shortage for more than two weeks now
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