Lucknow, March 4 -- Potable tap water has reached over 12.62 crore (12,62,84,160) villagers of the state till Monday.

Besides, functional household tap connections have been provided to 2.10 crore (2,10,47,360) rural families till Monday, under the Jal Jeevan Mission's Har Ghar Nal Yojana, and clean drinking water has also become a reality in the water-scarce regions of Bundelkhand and Vindhya, a government press release read.

"Along with ensuring access to clean drinking water to rural households, the double-engine government is also providing employment opportunities for the youth through the initiative by training them," the release read.

"In Uttar Pradesh, 1,16,388 youths are being trained as plumbers, 1,16,388 as electricians, 1,1...