LUCKNOW, Feb. 18 -- Once known for water scarcity and the politics surrounding it, Bundelkhand is now building a new identity through widespread tap water connectivity. Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, current data shows that more than 98 percent of rural households across all seven districts of the Bundelkhand division have been provided Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC).
In several districts, this coverage has reached close to 99 percent. Yogi Adityanath government considers this a historic transformation in rural living standards.
In Banda, out of 2,68,960 rural households, 2,68,722 have been provided tap connections, achieving approximately 99.91 percent coverage. In Chitrakoot, 1,63,698 out of 1,63,970 households (99.83 percen...