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Tap-water accessible to less than 30 pc of rural population

55 percent depend on tube wells for their drinking water requirements

PTI | November 15, 2010

Painting a dismal picture, a government survey today revealed that only 30 per cent of rural population had access to safe drinking (tap) water in the country.

It said 55 per cent depend on tube well or hand pumps to meet their drinking water requirement.

The findings are stated in the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) study on Housing Condition and Amenities in India, 2008-09.

It may be recalled that the government is working on a comprehensive water policy to charge for the use of the natural resource.

In public outburst yesterday, the Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia had said the country needs to charge a reasonable price for water to minimise wastage.

The report of NSSO reveals that 15 per cent of rural populations were still looking for a dependable source of water.

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