Current Affairs - State - Discussion

Goa has become the the 1st 'Har Ghar Jal' state in the country under Centre Governments Jal Jeevan Mission(JJM) by providing 100% tap water connections in Functional Household Tap Connections(FHTCs0 covering 2.30 lakh households. The state has achieved the target before time i.e. by 2021. There are 1 lakh 65 thousand rural households in North Goa and 98,000 rural households in South Goa in 191 Gram Panchayats. Now, to strengthen water testing facilities, the State is in process of getting 14 National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited water quality testing laboratories.