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Title: Centre for introducing water schemes in rural areas
Source:The Tribune
Date:1 September 2013

The Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has stressed the need for enhancing drinking water supply in the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir, besides introducing the piped water supply schemes (PWSS) in these areas. The observations were made during a meeting at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi to review the progress of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and rural drinking water supply. As per the data, about 1.4 lakh people in Jammu and Kashmir use unsafe water sources for drinking purpose.




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