Part of: GS Prelims and GS – II – Policies and interventions
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Pilot Pey Jal Survekshan under Jal Jeevan Mission- Urban, JJM-U was launched recently.
Ministry: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Key takeaways
It will be conducted in cities to ascertain equitable distribution of water, reuse of wastewater and mapping of water bodies with respect to quantity and quality of water through a challenge process.
It will be first launched in 10 cities- Agra, Badlapur, Bhubaneswar, Churu, Kochi, Madurai, Patiala, Rohtak, Surat and Tumkur.
JJM-U is designed to provide universal coverage of water supply to all households through functional taps in all 4,378 statutory towns in accordance with SDG – 6.
