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	'''Bhagiratha''' is a ~~project for~~ [[Drinking water\|safe drinking water]] for every village ~~and city household~~ in [[Telangana State]], with a budget of ₹43,791 [[crore]]s.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/mission-bhagiratha-is-a-year-ahead-of-deadline-says-irrigation-minister/article22638080.ece \| title=Mission Bhagiratha is a year ahead of the deadline, says Irrigation Minister \| date=2 February 2018 \| newspaper=The Hindu \| accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref> The project ~~is a brainchild of Telangana Chief Minister, [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]], that~~ aims to provide piped water to 2.32 crore people in 20 lakh households in urban and 60 lakhs in rural areas of Telangana.<ref>~~[http~~://missionbhagiratha.telangana.gov.in ~~Mission Bhagiratha<!-- Bot generated~~ title ~~-->]~~</ref> The ~~ambitious~~ project will supply clean drinking water to all households in the state through water sourced from [[River Godavari]] (53.68 [[Tmcft\|TMC]]) and [[River Krishna]] (32.43[[Tmcft\|TMC]]). The bulk supply is expected to be completed by May 2018 and intra-village, intra-locality works will be completed by December 2018.<ref>[https://telanganatoday.com/mission-bhagiratha-water-by-march-first-week Mission Bhagiratha water by March first week<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>{{~~needs~~ update\|date=April 2021}}
			'''Mission Bhagiratha''' is a [[Drinking water\|safe drinking water]] project for every village in [[Telangana State]], with a budget of ₹43,791 [[crore]]s.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/mission-bhagiratha-is-a-year-ahead-of-deadline-says-irrigation-minister/article22638080.ece \| title=Mission Bhagiratha is a year ahead of the deadline, says Irrigation Minister \| date=2 February 2018 \| newspaper=The Hindu \| accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref> The project aims to provide piped water to 2.32 crore people in 20 lakh households in urban and 60 lakhs in rural areas of Telangana.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://missionbhagiratha.telangana.gov.in/\|title=MISSION BHAGIRATHA\|website=missionbhagiratha.telangana.gov.in}}</ref> The project will supply clean drinking water to all households in the state through water sourced from the [[River Godavari]] (53.68 [[Tmcft\|TMC]]) and the [[River Krishna]] (32.43[[Tmcft\|TMC]]). The bulk supply is expected to be completed by May 2018, and intra-village, intra-locality works will be completed by December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://telanganatoday.com/mission-bhagiratha-water-by-march-first-week\|title=Mission Bhagiratha water by March first week<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref>{{update inline\|date=April 2021}}

	==History==		==History==
	~~Named after a great king,~~ [[Bhagiratha]], who, according to ~~the myths~~, brought the [[River Ganges\|River Ganga]], to [[Earth]] from the heavens.		That project is named for King [[Bhagiratha]], who, according to myth, brought the [[River Ganges\|River Ganga]] to [[Earth]] from the heavens.

	The inspiration for the project was ~~drawn as few of~~ the ~~habitations~~ relied on contaminated groundwater. In [[Nalgonda district]] ~~that is drought-prone~~, 973 villages ~~with~~ high [[fluoride]] content that leads to ~~dreadful~~ disease, [[fluoride toxicity\|fluorosis]].		The inspiration for the project was driven by the residents who relied on contaminated groundwater. In drought-prone [[Nalgonda district]], 973 villages faced high [[fluoride]] content that leads to disease and [[fluoride toxicity\|fluorosis]].

	A similar project, ''Maneru Manchineella Pathakam'', was conceived and completed by [[K. Chandrashekar Rao\|K.C.R]], when he was ~~the~~ MLA for [[Siddipet Assembly Constituency]] in 1996-97, at a cost of ₹100 crores. The water was sourced from [[Lower Manair Dam]] and supplied to all households in 180 villages across Siddipeta constituency. The Chief Minister vowed ~~on the floor of the assembly~~ in 2016 that he ~~will~~ not seek votes in 2019 if the water project is not completed by 2018. The project ~~has been~~ completed successfully ~~and is functional now~~. It ~~has~~ received ~~accolades~~ from the Central Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Rajya Sabha that Telangana is the only state in India providing piped water for every house hold in the state.		A similar project, ''Maneru Manchineella Pathakam'', was conceived and completed by [[K. Chandrashekar Rao\|K.C.R]], when he was MLA for [[Siddipet Assembly Constituency]] in 1996-97, at a cost of ₹100 crores. The water was sourced from [[Lower Manair Dam]] and supplied to all households in 180 villages across Siddipeta constituency. The Chief Minister vowed in 2016 that he would not seek votes in 2019 if the water project was not completed by 2018. The project was completed successfully. It received an award from the Central Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Rajya Sabha that Telangana is the only state in India providing piped water for every house hold in the state.

	The project was launched by the Prime Minister of India, [[Narendra Modi]] at Komatibanda village, Medak district in [[Gajwel (Assembly constituency)\|Gajwel constituency]] on 6 August 2016.<ref>~~[http~~://www.livemint.com/Politics/GGys7IpJPrbYFGTxOqvMyJ/Narendra-Modi-launches-Mission-Bhagiratha-other-projects-in.html Narendra Modi launches Mission Bhagiratha in maiden Telangana visit ~~- Livemint<!-- Bot generated title -->]~~</ref> The other dignitaries were, the [[Chief Minister of Telangana]], [[K Chandrashekar Rao]].		The project was launched by the Prime Minister of India, [[Narendra Modi]] at Komatibanda village, Medak district in [[Gajwel (Assembly constituency)\|Gajwel constituency]] on 6 August 2016.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/GGys7IpJPrbYFGTxOqvMyJ/Narendra-Modi-launches-Mission-Bhagiratha-other-projects-in.html\|title=Narendra Modi launches Mission Bhagiratha in maiden Telangana visit\|date=7 August 2016\|website=mint}}</ref> The other dignitaries were, the [[Chief Minister of Telangana]], [[K Chandrashekar Rao]].

	==Technical ~~and Feasibility~~ study==		==Technical feasibility study==
	The central government-owned, [[WAPCOS Limited\|Water and Power Consultancy Services]] (WAPCOS) has ~~done vetting of~~ [[Project plan\|DPRs]], Monitoring, Supervision, and Quality Control of TDWSP works.		The central government-owned, [[WAPCOS Limited\|Water and Power Consultancy Services]] (WAPCOS) has vetted [[Project plan\|DPRs]], Monitoring, Supervision, and Quality Control of TDWSP works.

	The technical feasibility and design was done by irrigation officials ~~of the government~~.<ref>~~[http~~://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-telangana/Help-for-Mission-Bhagiratha/article14400627.ece Help for Mission Bhagiratha ~~- TELANGANA - The Hindu<!-- Bot generated title -->]~~</ref> [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), Indian Water Works Association, a foremost expert on a piped network, Dr. Srinivasa Lingireddy of Civil Engineering at the [[University of Kentucky]], who has over 20 years of experience in pipe network modeling was ~~also~~ consulted for the project. Lea Associates (LASA) prepared the tender process.		The technical feasibility and design was done by irrigation officials.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-telangana/Help-for-Mission-Bhagiratha/article14400627.ece\|title=Help for Mission Bhagiratha\|date=24 June 2016\|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), Indian Water Works Association, a foremost expert on a piped network, Dr. Srinivasa Lingireddy of Civil Engineering at the [[University of Kentucky]], who has over 20 years of experience in pipe network modeling was consulted for the project. Lea Associates (LASA) prepared the tender process.

	==~~The project~~==		==Project==
	The ~~entire~~ project is divided into 26 segments, comprising 25,000 habitations, at an estimated cost of ₹42,853 crores. The Krishna and Godavari rivers and existing reservoirs will be interlinked to collect, reserve and supply treated drinking water in the state, to every household in over 25,000 villages and 65 towns. The target is to provide 100 liters drinking water per person in rural areas, and 150 liters per person in urban areas. Around 4 TMC is planned for industrial use. The project ~~had to take~~ 13,000 permissions from various departments like railways, defense, national highways, forest, irrigation, panchayat raj, roads & buildings~~, etc~~.		The project is divided into 26 segments, comprising 25,000 habitations, at an estimated cost of ₹42,853 crores, for which the state government has taken a loan of ₹32,000 crores.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2023-02-06 \|title=Telangana borrowed Rs 32,000 crore to fund Mission Bhagiratha \|work=The Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/t-borrowed-32000cr-to-fund-mission-bhagiratha/articleshow/97633007.cms?from=mdr \|access-date=2023-06-06 \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The Krishna and Godavari rivers and existing reservoirs will be interlinked to collect, reserve and supply treated drinking water in the state, to every household in over 25,000 villages and 65 towns. The target is to provide 100 liters drinking water per person in rural areas, and 150 liters per person in urban areas. Around 4 TMC is planned for industrial use. The project required 13,000 permissions from various departments like railways, defense, national highways, forest, irrigation, panchayat raj, roads and buildings.

	Telangana Drinking Water Supply Corporation (TDWSCL) was established by the government to implement Mission Bhagiratha.<ref>[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/290118/telangana-bhagiratha-grows-with-drinking-water-projects.html Telangana: Bhagiratha grows with drinking water projects~~<!-- Bot generated title -->]~~</ref> ~~There are~~ 59 overhead and ground-level tanks. 40 TMC water is sourced from tanks and reservoirs, the ~~area~~ range from 100 acres to 10,000 acres.		Telangana Drinking Water Supply Corporation (TDWSCL) was established by the government to implement Mission Bhagiratha.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/290118/telangana-bhagiratha-grows-with-drinking-water-projects.html\|title=Telangana: Bhagiratha grows with drinking water projects\|first=Deccan\|last=Chronicle\|date=29 January 2018\|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> 59 overhead and ground-level tanks are available. 40 TMC water is sourced from tanks and reservoirs, the areas range from 100 acres to 10,000 acres.

	The piping system runs through 1.697 lakh kilometers.<ref~~>http:~~/~~/missionbhagiratha.telangana.gov.in/</ref~~> The electricity required is 182 megawatts.		The piping system runs through 1.697 lakh kilometers.<ref name="auto"/> The electricity required is 182 megawatts.

	===Maintenance===		===Maintenance===
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	==Water purification==		==Water purification==
	The 150 [[water treatment\|water treatment plant]]s, 62 pumping stations, 35,573 Overhead service reservoirs, 27 intake wells are set up. The electric motors, pumping systems were sourced from [[BHEL]] with advanced technology		The 150 [[water treatment\|water treatment plant]]s, 62 pumping stations, 35,573 Overhead service reservoirs, 27 intake wells are set up. The electric motors and pumping systems were sourced from [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited\|BHEL]] with advanced technology.

	==See also==		==See also==
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	==External links==		==External links==
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	* [http://missionbhagiratha.telangana.gov.in Official website]		* [http://missionbhagiratha.telangana.gov.in Official website]

	[[Category: Government ~~of Telangana]]~~		[[Category:Government schemes in Telangana]]
	~~[[Category: Government welfare~~ schemes in Telangana]]		[[Category:Drinking water]]
	[[Category: Drinking water]]		[[Category:KCR Government initiatives]]
	[[Category: KCR Government initiatives]]		[[Category:Proposed water supply infrastructure]]
	[[Category: Proposed water supply infrastructure]]		[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in Telangana]]
	[[Category: Proposed infrastructure in Telangana]]

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{{Infobox project
| name = Mission Bhagiratha
| image =
| type = Safe drinking water
| budget = ₹43,791 crores
| established = {{start date|2016|8|6|df=y}}
| location = [[Telangana]], [[India]]
| founder = [[Government of Telangana]]
| chiefminister = [[Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao|K.Chandrashekhar Rao]]
| ministry = TDWSCL
| website = [http://missionbhagiratha.telangana.gov.in Official website]
| current_status = Active
}}
'''Bhagiratha''' is a project for [[Drinking water|safe drinking water]] for every village and city household in [[Telangana State]], with a budget of ₹43,791 [[crore]]s.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/mission-bhagiratha-is-a-year-ahead-of-deadline-says-irrigation-minister/article22638080.ece | title=Mission Bhagiratha is a year ahead of the deadline, says Irrigation Minister | date=2 February 2018 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref> The project is a brainchild of Telangana Chief Minister, [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]], that aims to provide piped water to 2.32 crore people in 20 lakh households in urban and 60 lakhs in rural areas of Telangana.<ref>[http://missionbhagiratha.telangana.gov.in Mission Bhagiratha]</ref> The ambitious project will supply clean drinking water to all households in the state through water sourced from [[River Godavari]] (53.68 [[Tmcft|TMC]]) and [[River Krishna]] (32.43[[Tmcft|TMC]]). The bulk supply is expected to be completed by May 2018 and intra-village, intra-locality works will be completed by December 2018.<ref>[https://telanganatoday.com/mission-bhagiratha-water-by-march-first-week Mission Bhagiratha water by March first week]</ref>{{needs update|date=April 2021}}

==History==
Named after a great king, [[Bhagiratha]], who, according to the myths, brought the [[River Ganges|River Ganga]], to [[Earth]] from the heavens.

The inspiration for the project was drawn as few of the habitations relied on contaminated groundwater. In [[Nalgonda district]] that is drought-prone, 973 villages with high [[fluoride]] content that leads to dreadful disease, [[fluoride toxicity|fluorosis]].

A similar project, ''Maneru Manchineella Pathakam'', was conceived and completed by [[K. Chandrashekar Rao|K.C.R]], when he was the MLA for [[Siddipet Assembly Constituency]] in 1996-97, at a cost of ₹100 crores. The water was sourced from [[Lower Manair Dam]] and supplied to all households in 180 villages across Siddipeta constituency. The Chief Minister vowed on the floor of the assembly in 2016 that he will not seek votes in 2019 if the water project is not completed by 2018. The project has been completed successfully and is functional now. It has received accolades from the Central Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Rajya Sabha that Telangana is the only state in India providing piped water for every house hold in the state.

The project was launched by the Prime Minister of India, [[Narendra Modi]] at Komatibanda village, Medak district in [[Gajwel (Assembly constituency)|Gajwel constituency]] on 6 August 2016.<ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Politics/GGys7IpJPrbYFGTxOqvMyJ/Narendra-Modi-launches-Mission-Bhagiratha-other-projects-in.html Narendra Modi launches Mission Bhagiratha in maiden Telangana visit - Livemint]</ref> The other dignitaries were, the [[Chief Minister of Telangana]], [[K Chandrashekar Rao]].

==Technical and Feasibility study==
The central government-owned, [[WAPCOS Limited|Water and Power Consultancy Services]] (WAPCOS) has done vetting of [[Project plan|DPRs]], Monitoring, Supervision, and Quality Control of TDWSP works.

The technical feasibility and design was done by irrigation officials of the government.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-telangana/Help-for-Mission-Bhagiratha/article14400627.ece Help for Mission Bhagiratha - TELANGANA - The Hindu]</ref> [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), Indian Water Works Association, a foremost expert on a piped network, Dr. Srinivasa Lingireddy of Civil Engineering at the [[University of Kentucky]], who has over 20 years of experience in pipe network modeling was also consulted for the project. Lea Associates (LASA) prepared the tender process.

==The project==
The entire project is divided into 26 segments, comprising 25,000 habitations, at an estimated cost of ₹42,853 crores. The Krishna and Godavari rivers and existing reservoirs will be interlinked to collect, reserve and supply treated drinking water in the state, to every household in over 25,000 villages and 65 towns. The target is to provide 100 liters drinking water per person in rural areas, and 150 liters per person in urban areas. Around 4 TMC is planned for industrial use. The project had to take 13,000 permissions from various departments like railways, defense, national highways, forest, irrigation, panchayat raj, roads & buildings, etc.

Telangana Drinking Water Supply Corporation (TDWSCL) was established by the government to implement Mission Bhagiratha.<ref>[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/290118/telangana-bhagiratha-grows-with-drinking-water-projects.html Telangana: Bhagiratha grows with drinking water projects]</ref> There are 59 overhead and ground-level tanks. 40 TMC water is sourced from tanks and reservoirs, the area range from 100 acres to 10,000 acres.

The piping system runs through 1.697 lakh kilometers.<ref>http://missionbhagiratha.telangana.gov.in/</ref> The electricity required is 182 megawatts.

===Maintenance===
The project Contractor is to take care of the maintenance of the entire water network for 10 years, at no additional cost to the government.

==Water purification==
The 150 [[water treatment|water treatment plant]]s, 62 pumping stations, 35,573 Overhead service reservoirs, 27 intake wells are set up. The electric motors, pumping systems were sourced from [[BHEL]] with advanced technology

==See also==
* [[Drinking water quality standards]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://missionbhagiratha.telangana.gov.in Official website]

[[Category: Government of Telangana]]
[[Category: Government welfare schemes in Telangana]]
[[Category: Drinking water]]
[[Category: KCR Government initiatives]]
[[Category: Proposed water supply infrastructure]]
[[Category: Proposed infrastructure in Telangana]]