Madhya Pradesh is set to commence project for tap water supply under the Jal Jeevan Mission which will cater 18 districts, including Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain and Gwalior.
The project worth Rs 11,000 crore was approved by the Public Health Engineering Department, Madhya Pradesh.
Under this scheme, arrangements will be made to provide water through tap connections in every household of rural population of 18 districts.
The project will provide drinking water facility to over 9.3 lakh families of 6261 villages.
The schemes will fulfil drinking water needs of over 71 lakh rural population of Bhopal, Vidisha, Raisen, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Chhindwara, Mandla, Khargone, Khandwa, Betul, Sagar, Damoh, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Datia and Shivpuri districts.