Meghalaya eyes 100% household tap water connections by 2023
The Meghalaya Government has decided to provide functional household tap connections (FHTCs) to all rural homes in the state by 2023 under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
The state has 5.90 lakh rural households in 6415 villages and out of these, 5.83 lakh households are planned to be provided tap connection.
Recently, a two-member team from the National Jal Jeevan Mission had visited the state. The team visited the districts of West and East Jaintia, East Khasi and Ri-bhoi, an aspirational district.
In the Amsohrhong village in West Jaintia district, which is very close to the Bangladesh border, all 74 households have been provided with tap water connections. Earlier, the water supply here was through public stand post requiring women and children to walk every time to fetch water.
In East Jaintia district, the team visited the Suchenmulieh village with 62 households, who all have been provided tap water connections through a multi-village scheme. Water tariff in these two districts would be decided by the community after handing over of the schemes.
The village MawthlongMynsain in East Khasi district is having 123 households. Out of these, 95 have been provided tap connection so far. The village water & sanitation committee chairman has assured to take over operation & maintenanceof the water supply scheme. The team also visited the Shoryngkhem village, which is once considered as a largest village in Asia and spread over 32.61 sq.km with a population of 7,789, wherein the retrofitting works of existing piped water supply systems is planned to provide tap water connections to all households.
In the aspirational district of Ribhoi, the team visited Syahheh, Nerbong, Umiapkhla villages wherein tap connections are being provided through convergence with retrofitting of schemes taken up to provide tap connections, an official statement said.
