Kanpur: Two years after the launch of ‘Jeevan Mission’ to provide pipe water to households even in distant villages, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with Umaree Village Pradhan in Bundelkhand Regency through video conferencing on Saturday.
Village Chief Girjekant Tiwari tells how Jeevan Mission has revolutionized their lives with clean water flowing from the faucet and women who are free from dangerous trips through dried hinterland to take water.
Tiwari also told the prime minister that every home in Umaree had a toilet and village free of defecation.
Praising the villagers of Bundelkhand for their dedication, said PM, women have been empowered and got them with dignity through a scheme like PM Watch out, Ujjwala and Jal Jeevan Mission.
In a seven-minute conversation, he recorded development projects in the district even as villagers gathered in front of the giant LED screen to hear the prime minister.
Banda MP R K Singh Patel, Local Mla Chandrapal Kushwaha, District Panchayat President Sunil Kumar Patel, Divisional Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Singh, director of Jeevan Mission Akhand Pratap Singh, District Hakétrate Anurag Patel attended.
“Sisters and Princess Bundelkhand will spend their invaluable time in construction activities, but must roam the water.
The situation changes rapidly.
In the past 6-7 years, our efforts to empower our brothers and sisters,” PM said.
Speaking to Gram Pradhan, Modi asked, “Tiwari Ji, what is the water situation in your village and how now.” Tiwari said, “Previously, we had to take water from the reservoir or hand pump.
Now, water reaches every household under the Jal Jeevan mission.
We are also free of diseases transmitted through water.
Women find comfort in cooking and enough time to teach children -The child, while we find easy access to water for agriculture.
we are very happy and we believe that what you say, happen.
“For Modi query on the toilet construction campaign in the Bundelkhand, Tiwari said,” Women feel safe because they don’t have to throw away Great water in the open.
Now, every house has a clean toilet.
“The prime minister also launched Jal Jeevan Mission App to produce awareness among stakeholders and to ensure transparency and accountability of the scheme.
He also launched Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh, where each individual, institution, corporations or generators can contribute to helping to provide tap water connections in rural households, schools, arganwadi centers, ashram shala, and other public institutions.