In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, on the occasion of National Panchayat Raj Day-2022, the residents of Palli village in Samba district expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for materializing their dream of piped water through Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that under the ambitious project of JJM, Palli village of Samba district has been fully saturated with 448 FHTCs at a cost of 143.40 lakh rupees. The village water supply project also included a tube well of 6,000 Gallons of discharge capacity per hour. The Jal Shakti Department has also constructed the sump tank of 30 thousand gallons capacity under the scheme which will suffice the water requirement of Palli village.<br />''<br />''Sarpanch of Palli Panchayat Randhir Sharma expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Modi for providing piped water connection to every household in his village which was definitely a daunting task. He said, this is the best gift we could get from PM Modi.  The Prime Minister launched the Jal Jeevan Scheme on 15th August 2019 to bring piped water to all households by 2024 despite certain challenges. However, J&K set the target of completion of tap water connections to all households by the year 2022.<br />''<br />''Worth to mention, 4. 86 lakh households have been provided with functional tap water connections since the launch of the scheme. The Jal Shakti Department, J&K has opened 97 water quality testing laboratories across the UT for the general public to test water samples at a nominal rate and to ensure potable drinking water supply. The JJM has already achieved the target of providing tap water to all 22,422 schools and 23,926 Anganwadi Centres ahead of time across the Union Territory.<br />''<br />''<br />