Jal Jeevan Mission: Leh's Umla village becomes 12th village to get Tap water
Under Jal Jeevan Mission, Leh's Umla village becomes 12th village to get Tap water supply.
Leh's Umla village is home to only 25 odd households. Umla became the 12th village of Leh to receive tap water supply in each of its 25 odd households even in sub-zero temperature under Jal Jeevan Mission.
A villager said, “Earlier during winters, we had no option but to fetch water from streams by breaking ice layer. Now, we have heard that administered has dug up almost 8 feet to extract water. We have heard that the deeper we go under the ground, the water remains warmer”, as quoted by news agency ANI.
Another villager said, “It was very difficult during winter. Earlier, during winters, the snow would be around 4 feet. All the water taps in the village would be covered with snow, so we had to go to streams to fetch water.”
The Jal Jeevan Mission was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15, 2019. Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, every rural household will be provided with a functional tap water connection by 2024. "Six states and Union territories have covered 100% supplying area, as per the data. These include Andamans and Nicobar Islands, Dadra And Nagar Haveli, Goa, Telangana, Puducherry and Haryana", reported Hindustan Times.
According to a government press release, "the Jal Jeevan Mission provided 100% tap connections to 12 villages in Leh, out of a total of 60 villages. The JJM has covered 12 settlements, including those that are inaccessible by road, such as Dipling. Umla is one such village, whose residents had previously had to travel considerable distances to fetch water, but now have taps at their doorstep with a 100% water supply", according to the administration.
