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UPSCPDF Editorial Analysis: Water security for Viksit Bharat — Jal Jeevan Mission, Namami Gange, groundwater recharge, wastewater reuse, climate resilience.
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From Fragmented Schemes to an Integrated Water Ecosystem — Jal Jeevan Mission, Swachh Bharat, Namami Gange, Groundwater Recharge, Wastewater Reuse & Climate Resilience A recent editorial by the Union Minister of Jal Shakti (June 2026) argues that water security is foundational to the "Viksit Bharat" vision. For decades India's water challenges were tackled in fragmented silos; the central message now is that drinking water, sanitation, river conservation, groundwater recharge, irrigation efficiency, wastewater reuse and climate resilience must be managed as one connected ecosystem. Over the past decade, flagship programmes — Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Namami Gange, Atal Bhujal Yojana and the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari recharge drive — have lifted rural tap-water coverage from roughly 17% to over 81% of households, reduced open defecation, expanded sewage treatment capacity, and created more than 1.55 crore rainwater-harvesting and recharge structure
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