The Tap Is Not the Finish Line

Why India’s rural water mission will be judged by what flows in year five, not the day of connection By Qazi Syed Wamiq Ali Every village that gets a tap tells a good story. A pipe is laid, a ceremony is held, and a household that once walked for water now turns a handle. Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, millions of rural households have been brought into this story in just a few years, and it is a genuine achievement. But the real test of a water scheme comes later,…

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