RAE BARELI FACTSHEET STATUS OF GREY-WATER MANAGEMENT IN RURAL AREAS OF RAE BARELI DISTRICT CSE surveyed 86 villages in the district of Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh to understand the generation and management of grey water. [...] Jal Jeevan Mission, which is in the process of connecting every rural household with drinking water, has reached almost 79.84 per cent of the households, which is almost 402,058 households as per the current data of the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.1 Out of the 1,563 villages, 402 villages—accounting for about 26 per cent—have 100 per cent of the hou. [...] Centre for Science and Environment is in the process of understanding the gaps and challenges of management of lakes and waterbodies in different ecological regions of India. [...] After the rains, the water stands for a long duration due to the porous and non-permeable nature of the topsoil, and the water takes long to get absorbed. [...] The following were the ground observations in these blocks: • Drains are insufficient and silted up in most places; • During rains, the drains overflow; • The last resort of the grey water is the village pond; • Rejuvenation of the ponds does not identify grey-water management and restored ponds quickly return to the poor state; and • The data of SBM (G) dashboard talks about grey-water management.
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