Jal Jeevan Mission starts to monitor and measure tap water supply

After launching into its next phase of measuring and monitoring water supply at 11 locations, the Jal Jeevan Mission is expanding the coverage of its sensor-based systems to 100 villages across nine states, a senior government official said. This would help in understanding water consumption patterns and also devise the pricing strategy at a later stage. 

The Jal Jeevan Mission promises a 55-litre per capita per day for each rural household and BIS10500 quality of water. The IoT — internet of things-based sensors and flowmeters are being deployed on the field in 100 villages across nine states — Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat,