A team of six members from National Jal Jeevan Mission is on a four-day visit to Manipur from Sunday. The team intends to provide technical assistance thereby supporting the state realize the goal of 'Har Ghar Jal' under the flagship programme, Jal Jeevan Mission. The team aims to identify the issues and challenges faced by the programme implementers in the state as well as document the good practices for up scaling and replication in other parts of the country.<br />'' <br />''The team will be visiting Kakching, Thoubal, Bishnupur and Noney districts during the tour. They will be interacting with the field level officials involved in the implementation of water supply schemes as well as Gram Pradhans and members of Gram Panchayats who are the custodians of the infrastructure thus created under the programme.<br />'' <br />''The team will also be holding meeting with the Chairperson of District Water and Sanitation Mission or Deputy Commissioner to brief them about the progress and seek their intervention for speedy implementation of the programme. On the last day of the visit tomorrow, a de-brief session is also planned by the team.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Manipur has around 4.51 lakh rural households, out of which tap water supply is available to 1.67 lakh, 37 per cent households. The state aims to provide two lakh Functional Household Tap Connections in 2020-21. The state has planned for 100 per cent tap water connections coverage by 2021-22 under Jal Jeevan Mission.</span><br />