(Tribune)
Union Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Uma Bharti will launch national drinking water programme “Swajal” from Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand on February 20.Introducing the programme, she said it would be implemented in six states, including Uttarakhand, as a pilot project. Swajal is a community-owned programme for sustained potable water supply.
She spoke about employment generation expected from the implementation of ‘Swajal’ and the next level of activities under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), i.e. solid and liquid waste management, under which a convergence-based programme is being launched next week.
