Andhra launches Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 'Amarajeevi Jaladhara' works worth ₹30,156 crore in Kadapa district

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Andhra launches Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 'Amarajeevi Jaladhara' works worth ₹30,156 crore in Kadapa district

5 October 2026

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan launched Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 works at Kothapalli in the Proddatur Assembly constituency of Kadapa district on 5 October 2026.
The estimated cost is ₹30,156 crore, to extend drinking water to another 27 lakh rural households.
The works include 13,075 overhead water tanks, expansion of supply to 24,601 habitations and a 77,243-km pipeline extension.
The project will strengthen supply to a total of 61.60 lakh tap connections, ultimately benefiting 3.3 crore people.
Of nearly 95 lakh rural households in the State, around 62 lakh already have household tap connections.

Estimated cost: ₹30,156 crore Additional rural households: 27 lakh Overhead water tanks: 13,075 Pipeline extension: 77,243 km Total tap connections: 61.60 lakh

Why it matters for exams: Jal Jeevan Mission is the Centre's rural tap-water scheme; state-level rollouts and their outlays are a common polity and rural-development question.

Kerala PSCUPSC

5 October 2026 Source: ThePrint (PTI)

In plain words

JJM Jal Jeevan Mission — The Centre's mission, started in 2019, to give every rural household a tap water connection.