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Har Ghar Gangajal Scheme is being launched by the Government of Bihar to provide water resource to the water deficient regions of the state. These regions are not situated on the banks of water rich rivers.

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What is Har Ghar Gangajal Scheme of Bihar

In the cities of Rajgir, Bodhgaya and Gaya which are water deficient regions of Bihar, surplus water from the Ganga river during the monsoon season will be diverted to these cities to provide them with water, so that their dependency on adjoining regions’ water tanks and pipes will be reduced and they will ultimately become water surplus.

Important Facts about Har Ghar Gangajal Scheme of Bihar

There will be an outlay of Rs 4000 Crore for this Scheme in the first phase.
Through this scheme approximately 7.5 Lakh homes of Rajgir, Gaya and Bodhgaya will be provided with water from the Ganges.
Through this Scheme water will be made available to these cities where in summer water scarcity becomes severe.
This scheme is under the Jal Jivan Hariyali Scheme of the State.
The Pumps will collect the water from Hathidah near Mokama.
The water will be treated and collected in a reservoir in the cities.
New tap water connections and newly restored water connections will be used to access water in the home of the beneficieries.
The second phase of Har Ghar Gangajal Scheme will provide water to the district of Nawada which is scheduled to be started in 2023.
135 litres of water for home usage and drinking purposes will be given to the beneficiaries through this scheme.
The Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar has launched this scheme from Gaya District of Bihar.
A water treatment plant is also launched in Gaya.
The water treatment plant has been launched in the Abgila region of Manpur.
A pipeline for 450 KMs is laid for this project.
The water will be purified at three instances before supplying to the houses.

The Har Ghar Gangajal Scheme is a future oriented scheme which an provide water to water deficient regions of the state and can become a solution for those regions too where ground water table is receding.