• Login
No Result
View All Result
Gujarat Journal
  • Home
  • Gujarat News
  • India
    • National
    • State News
  • World
  • Business
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
    • Health & Fitness
    • Fashion & Beauty
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Photography
  • Tech
    • App News
  • Auto
  • Others
    • Sports
    • Agriculture
    • Science
    • Astrology
    • Finance/Money
    • Press Release
    • Religion
  • Home
  • Gujarat News
  • India
    • National
    • State News
  • World
  • Business
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
    • Health & Fitness
    • Fashion & Beauty
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Photography
  • Tech
    • App News
  • Auto
  • Others
    • Sports
    • Agriculture
    • Science
    • Astrology
    • Finance/Money
    • Press Release
    • Religion
No Result
View All Result
Gujarat Journal
No Result
View All Result
Home Science

National Jal Jeevan Mission Launches Innovation Challenge for Developing Portable Devices to Test Drinking Water Quality

by Gujarat Journal Team
December 25, 2020
in Science
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

New Delhi : The National Jal Jeevan Mission has launched an innovation challenge in partnership with Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade to develop portable devices for water testing. The main objective of the exercise is to bring an innovative, modular, and cost-effective solution to develop portable devices that can be used at the household level to test the drinking water quality instantly, easily and accurately.

You May AlsoLike This

Young Scientist R. Vishnu Prassad from Chennai conferred Times Award

Young Scientist R. Vishnu Prassad from Chennai conferred Times Award

July 4, 2022

CSIR-IICT establishes new pilot plant facility

December 29, 2021

Science Minister recalls role of scientists in freedom movement

December 2, 2021

Study gains new insights into Alzheimer’s

November 26, 2021

Water quality testing is one of the priority areas under Jal Jeevan Mission, the flagship programme of Union Government. The aim of the innovation challenge is to ensure that water sources are tested at various locations, at different levels; thereby, helping the policy framers to design programs which address the water contamination issues.
Since announcement of the Jal Jeevan Mission, till 23rd December, 2020, so far 2.90 Crore households have been provided tap water connections, thus increasing the tap water supply from 3.23 Crore (17%) in August, 2019 to 6.13 Crore (32%) rural households of the country. Further, every household in 20 districts, 425 blocks, 34 thousand Gram Panchayats and 64 thousand villages of the country now have access to tap water connection.
People receiving piped water supply in their homes do not have any means to test the potability of water coming from their taps. This leads to a situation wherein, quite often, people are reluctant to consume tap water directly. People in urban areas also end up installing household water treatment units incurring additional expenditure. The challenge aims to address these issues in an innovative, modular and cost-effective manner.
Drinking water supply in rural areas is from both from groundwater (80%) and surface water (20%) sources. However, due to the depleting groundwater level, especially in arid and semi-arid regions, the use of surface water is on the rise. For both groundwater and surface water based rural drinking water supply systems, it is important to measure relevant area-specific contaminations to ensure access to potable water. The Uniform Drinking Water Quality Protocol, 2019 has specified some important parameters to be monitored for assuring portability of drinking water as per BIS IS 10500:2012 and subsequent amendments.
Jal Jeevan Mission is under implementation in partnership with the States to enable every rural home to have tap water connection by 2024. The aim of the mission is to provide every rural household potable tap water in adequate quantity and of prescribed quality on a regular and long-term basis. The National Jal Jeevan Mission invites applicants to join the Innovation Challenge to develop portable devices for water testing and become a part of this life changing Jan Aandolan. For more details on the challenge & to apply online, Click Here: http://bit.ly/37JpBHv

Tags: Water quality testing
ShareTweetShareSendShareShareSendPin
Previous Post

Union Home Secretary and Secretary, DoPT Shri A.K.Bhalla releases e-HRMS brochure on Good Governance Day

Next Post

Bringing science and films together

Related Posts

Young Scientist R. Vishnu Prassad from Chennai conferred Times Award
Science

Young Scientist R. Vishnu Prassad from Chennai conferred Times Award

July 4, 2022
Science

CSIR-IICT establishes new pilot plant facility

December 29, 2021
Science

Science Minister recalls role of scientists in freedom movement

December 2, 2021
Science

Study gains new insights into Alzheimer’s

November 26, 2021
Science

Blood-based biomarkers for brain tumours identified

November 22, 2021
Auto

A new protocol to address security and privacy issues in electric vehicles

October 27, 2021

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended

Healing Little Hearts: Dr. Prashant Bobhate Leads Early CHD Detection

Healing Little Hearts: Dr. Prashant Bobhate Leads Early CHD Detection

15 hours ago
From Cardboard to Creativity: Best Jugaad Entries So Far

From Cardboard to Creativity: Best Jugaad Entries So Far

2 days ago

Trending

Patna Welcomes World-Class Mental Health Care Through Dr. Vivek Pratap Singh’s Unique Neuro & Child Psychiatry Services

Patna Welcomes World-Class Mental Health Care Through Dr. Vivek Pratap Singh’s Unique Neuro & Child Psychiatry Services

5 days ago

Government of Gujarat signs MOU with Adani Port and SEZ Ltd. For India’s Biggest Multi-Model Logistics Park

4 years ago

Popular

Girgiti – God with Many Faces: A Shape-Shifting Tale of Morality and Justice

Girgiti – God with Many Faces: A Shape-Shifting Tale of Morality and Justice

9 months ago

CosmicNeurons a startup by Prof. Prashant Singhal will help you shape your career in the right direction !!

3 years ago
Urology in Surat, Drug-Coated Balloon Urethroplasty, Dr Subodh Kamble, internationally renowned Urologist, Prish Multi Speciality Hospital & Center for Urocare, Surat

Breakthrough in Urology in Surat: Successful Drug-Coated Balloon Urethroplasty Performed on 84-Year-Old Male Patient

1 year ago
Bela: Gujarati Urban Film Is a Movement in Itself, Not Just a Movie

Bela: Gujarati Urban Film Is a Movement in Itself, Not Just a Movie

1 week ago
Tapi Utsav 2024: A Celebration of Art, Culture, and Dialogue in Surat

Tapi Utsav 2024: A Celebration of Art, Culture, and Dialogue in Surat

1 year ago

Gujarat Journal, digital news and story platform bring you the news, articles, stories, and opinions on the latest happenings worldwide covering various sectors like nation, politics, and governance, social sector, review, foreign affairs, defence and security, latest review, lifestyle, entertainment, sports, technology, auto sectors, education, business and start-ups updates, Agriculture, Science, finance, money, food, and culture, etc.

Category

  • Agriculture
  • App News
  • Astrology
  • Auto
  • Business
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion & Beauty
  • Finance/Money
  • Food
  • Gujarat News
  • Health & Fitness
  • India
  • Lifestyle
  • National
  • Photography
  • Politics
  • Press Release
  • Religion
  • Science
  • Social Work
  • Sports
  • State News
  • Tech
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • World

Follow Us

  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • DMCA
  • Follow on Google News

Copyright © 2022 Gujarat Journal

No Result
View All Result
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • DMCA
  • Home
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2022 Gujarat Journal

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In