2021
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Puri
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Bhubaneswar
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Rourkela
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Berhampur
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Detailed explanation-1: -Supply of drink from tap quality water to every home similar to developed nations like USA, England, Japan, Singapore. Important Details: Quality 24*7 Water Supply in Puri (An initiative under 5T Governance Mantra)
Detailed explanation-2: -The drink-from-tap mission of the Odisha government has made Puri the first in the country to have city-wide 24-hour quality drinking water from the tap.
Detailed explanation-3: -’Drink from Tap’ aims to ensure that the water received at the consumer tap can be directly used for drinking and cooking purposes without any need for further filtration/boiling/treatment.
Detailed explanation-4: -The rank is based on the percentage of households which have access to safe drinking water. Punjab ranked highest with 97.6%, while Kerala has the worst rank with only 33.5% households having access to safe drinking water. National average stands at 85.5%.
Detailed explanation-5: -Odisha states launched the scheme ‘Sujal - Drink from Tap Mission’ that aims to provide quality drinking water directly from tap to all households in urban areas.