India Makes Headway in Goal to Install Taps in Rural Households

Biri Lal had to walk far to fetch water until a tap was installed in his house under a nationwide program to provide piped water to rural households. (Rakesh Kumar/VOA) This water storage and treatment plant will supply water to about ten villages. (Rakesh Kumar/VOA) An extensive network of pipes has been laid in Himachal Pradesh state to reach piped water to villages. (Rakesh Kumar/VOA)

Until a few months ago, Babli Devi used to walk half an hour from her house in Kunsal village in North India to draw water from a community water tap several times a day for her daily washing and cooking.