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24-05-2022 | 13:46 PM

Bharat Tap Initiative 

• The Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep S. Puri recently launched the Bharat Tap initiative at the ‘Plumbex India’ exhibition. 
• It will assist AMRUT 2.0, which is designed to realise the aspirations of the ‘New Urban India’ by making all our cities ‘Water Secure’. 
• AMRUT 2.0 will provide 100% coverage of water supply to all Urban households through 2.68 crore tap connections., which will benefit more than 10.5 crore people.

The key objectives of Bharat Tap initiative are:

1. To provide low-flow, sanitary-ware at scale

2.  Reduce water consumption at source

What is the Need to Conserve Water?

• Increased Demand

• Limited Storage

• Over-extraction of Groundwater

• Contamination

• Inadequate Use

• Deforestation & Unscientific Methods