29% people in JK get untreated tap water: NITI Aayog

In a shocking disclosure, around 29.2 percent populace in Jammu and Kashmir are being supplied untreated tap water, a survey by NITI Aayog reveals. According to data released by NITI Aayog, Jammu and Kashmir has around 2 million consumers registered with JK’s Public Health Engineering (PHE) department. The report mentions that of the total 20,15,088 consumers, only 63.8 percent have access to tap water. It further states that out of this only 34.7 percent get water from treated sources. The remaining 29.2 percent are provided water from the untreated sources.…

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