Lok Sabha Question No. 2070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-31
Subject: Projects Undertaken under JJM in Rajahmundry
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dr. D. Purandeswari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2070 ANSWERED ON 31/07/2025

## PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN UNDER JJM IN RAJAHMUNDRY

## 2070.    DR. D. PURANDESWARI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of households in Rajahmundry that currently receive uninterrupted 24x7 piped water supply and the percentage of the city's population still dependant on irregular or tanker-based water services;

(b) the details of the key projects undertaken under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Rajahmundry along with the latest figures regarding the installation of household tap connections in the city and suburban areas;

(c)  the  manner  in  which  the  Government  ensures  transparency  and  accountability  in  JJM projects,  particularly  in  terms  of  fund  utilization,  leak  detection  and  water  conservation measures in highly populated urban centers like Rajahmundry; and

(d) the details of the long-term strategies being adopted to enhance water supply infrastructure, desalination plants and groundwater recharge keeping in view the increasing demand for potable water due to population growth?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI V. SOMANNA)

(a) to (d): Since August, 2019, Government of India is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in partnership with States to make provision of potable tap water supply in adequate quantity, of prescribed quality and on regular & long-term basis to every rural household in the country .

As reported by State Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, in Rajahmundry rural area of East Godavari District, at the start of Jal Jeevan Mission in August 2019, only 18,372 rural households were reported  to  have  tap  water  connection.  As  on  29.07.2025,  around  11,030  additional  rural households  have  been  reported  to  have  been  provided  with  tap  water  connection  in  the Rajahmundry rural area out of total 31,485 rural households.

For urban area, the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched by the Central Government on June 25, 2015, for 500 cities (485 cities including 15 merged cities) across all States/UTs in the country. The major thrust areas of the Mission are water supply, sewerage & septage management, storm water drainage, green spaces & parks,

non-motorized urban transport. Taking it forward, AMRUT 2.0 scheme has been launched on 01 October 2021 in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ cities, enabling the cities to become 'selfreliant' and 'water secure'. Providing universal coverage of sewerage & septage management in 500 AMRUT cities is one of the major focus areas of AMRUT 2.0. Rejuvenation of water bodies, development of green spaces and parks are other components of the Mission.

Under AMRUT, a total of 07 projects worth ₹97.09 crore has been taken up in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. Works worth ₹ 55.75 crore have been completed. These projects include 01 water supply project worth ₹2.37 crore, 01 sewerage and septage management project worth ₹12.09 crore, 03 parks and green spaces projects worth ₹ 1.96 crore and 02 drainage projects worth ₹ 80.67 crore.

Under AMRUT 2.0, so far 10 projects worth ₹230.34 crore have been approved by MoHUA in  Rajahmundry,  Andhra  Pradesh,  which  includes  02  water  supply  projects  worth  ₹100.24 crore, 03 sewerage and septage management projects worth ₹ 110.23 crore and 05 water body rejuvenation projects worth ₹ 19.87 crore.

Among 02 water supply projects in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, a total number of 01, 24x7 water supply project worth ₹ 95.14 crore has been approved under AMRUT 2.0.

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