In Jammu and Kashmir, continuing with its efforts to cover 100 percent of rural households with functional tap water connections under Jal Jeevan Mission by 2022, the UT Administration has provided 4.62 lakh tap water connections in two years.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, that in the first phase of the roadmap devised by the Mission Directorate of Jal Jeevan Mission, J&K, two districts Srinagar and Ganderbal which include 11 Blocks, 383 Panchayat, and 925 villages were covered with 100 percent piped water tap connections. Under the JJM, the UT Administration has set a target to cover all the 20 districts of J&K by September 2022. Out of 18.35 lakh rural households, 5.75 lakh (31.36 percent) were connected with piped water connection at the start of the mission i.e. 15th August 2019. <br />''<br />''J&K have covered 10.37 Lacs (56.51 percent) households with tap water connection to date and out of which 2.22 lakh tap water connections have been provided during the year 2020-21. The Jal Jeevan Mission has mobilized all its men and machinery in the ongoing 2nd phase, to cover 11 districts, which includes 153 blocks, 1,952 Panchayat, and 3,254 villages with 4.91 lakh Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs). <br />''<br />''During the last leg of JJM in J&K, seven districts involving 121 blocks, 1,660 Panchayat, and 2,623 villages shall be covered with 3.12 lakhs functional household tap connections. The objective of the department is to cover 100 percent of households in a time-bound manner while ensuring the functionality of already provided.<br />