Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for water supply project in Manipur on 23 July 2020.
The water supply project is being implemented at a cost of Rs 3,000 crore. The project will reduce water problems of the state.
Apart from Greater Imphal, the project will benefit 25 small towns and 1,700 villages in the state. The project has been designed keeping in mind the needs of the next two decades.
With this project, millions of people will have access to clean drinking water at their home and thousands of people will also get employment.
Jal Jeevan Mission was launched in the country with a target of providing piped water to more than 15 crore houses, and about one lakh water connections are being installed every day in the country, with participation of people.