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'Tap water' reaches more than 24K villages in UP

Lucknow, Apr 9 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh has reached a significant milestone in rural water supply as a total of 24,576 villages in the state now have 100 per cent household access to clean tap water, sources said here on Wednesday.
Sources said that through 79,44,896 new connections, nearly 4.86 crore villagers are benefiting from this initiative. "Mirzapur district leads the way, with 1,769 villages achieving full tap water coverage. The Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department continues to drive this success, ensuring safe drinking water reaches every household across the state," they said.
Sources said that under the leadership of the Yogi Adityanath government, the long-standing water crisis in Bundelkhand and the Vindhya region has been resolved, bringing a transformative change to these areas. "UP has now achieved another milestone by ensuring pure drinking water supply through taps to every household in 24,576 villages for the first time. Efforts are also underway to extend this facility to the remaining villages at an accelerated pace," they said.
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