Lucknow: To provide pure and safe drinking water to children and protect them from diseases, the state government has decided to set up water treatment plants based on ultrafiltration technology in as many as 28,041 schools spread over 14 districts of the state under the Chief Minister’s RO Drinking Water Scheme.
Later, the government plans to set up similar plants all over the state to ensure provision of clean drinking water in schools.
Under Jal Jeevan Mission, the Yogi 2.0 government has increased the budgetary provision from Rs 15,000 crore in 2021-22 to Rs 19,500 crore in 2022-23 and aims at providing clean tap water to every household in the state by 2024.
“CMi has been working since his last tenure to provide safe drinking water to all in the state and has done commendable work in this regard in Bundlekhand region, which has been battling with water crisis for several decades,” a government spokesman said.


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