The Ministry of Jal Shakti has issued supplementary advisory for assured safe water service delivery to every home with focus on various aspects. The Ministry said, hand-washing arrangements with soap and water at the entrance of every water supply establishment may be made to allow everyone to practice it before entering and when leaving. <br />''<br />''It said, potable water arrangements are to be ensured at all camp sites, schools, hostels that have been turned into quarantine and isolation centres. The arrangements may include tanker water supply, providing temporary stand-posts from near-by potable water sources, and repairing existing functional infrastructure wherever required. It also advised to undertake a quick gap assessment on potable water facilities in health care centres  and immediate arrangements should be made to ensure safe and clean water in all health care facilities. <br />''<br />''It also suggested promoting physical distancing of communities while fetching water. It said, wherever community members fetch water from stand posts, efforts should be made to widely communicate the importance of physical distance by maintaining a 6 feet gap, covering their mouth and nose. It said, all persons must wash hands thoroughly before fetching water. <br />''<br />''The Ministry further said, children will eventually return to schools and anganwadis and there is an urgent need for retrofitting of existing water and sanitation infrastructure for ensuring access to potable water and clean toilets. It said, the 'swachh vidyalaya' guidelines clarify the norms in terms of requirement.<br />'' <br />''The Ministry said, given the need to practice physical distancing at stand posts, the duration of water supply may be increased for facilitating the same. It also suggested to provide personal protective gear to water supply service providers and setting up of a Toll Free number at District and State for grievance redressal.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Earlier the Ministry had issued advisory in April during the lockdown period due to COVID-19. </span><br />