Maharashtra Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised clean tap water to every home in the country by 2024 under the Jal Jeevan Mission. However, the 'Har Ghar Nal, Har Nal Jal' appeared only on posters, while the reality in many villages is dire
Maharashtra Congress chief Harsvardhan Sapkal said that mothers and sisters in the rural areas of the Nashik district still have to cross mountains and valleys with pots to fetch water. File Pic/X
The Congress on Monday slammed the Mahayuti government over the severe water crisis in Nashik district of Maharashtra which has forced women to risk their lives to fetch water from dried wells, reported the PTI.
Maharashtra Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised clean tap water to every home in the country by 2024 under the Jal Jeevan Mission. However, the 'Har Ghar Nal, Har Nal Jal' appeared only on posters, while the reality in many villages is dire.
He said that mothers and sisters in the rural areas of the Nashik district still have to cross mountains and valleys with pots to fetch water, as per the PTI.
"Moreover, in many places, they risk their lives to descend into dry wells for just a pot of water," Harshvardhan Sapkal posted on X.
"हर घर नल, हर नल जल... पण पाण्यासाठी नाशिकच्या भगिनी अजूनही जीव धोक्यात घालून विहीरीत उतरतात!"
— Harshwardhan Sapkal (@INCHarshsapkal) April 21, 2025
पंतप्रधान नरेंद्र मोदी यांनी २०२४ पर्यंत जलजीवन मिशन अंतर्गत देशातील प्रत्येक घरात नळाद्वारे शुद्ध पाणी पोहोचवण्याचे आश्वासन दिले होते. 'हर घर नल, हर नल जल' ही घोषणा केवळ पोस्टरवरच… pic.twitter.com/4dwBFHQFvc
He stated that this is not just a failure of the government but a grim reality of insensitivity and empty sloganeering.
Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar also highlighted women's struggle for water.
"This is a great shame for Maharashtra that mothers and sisters are having to fight such a life-threatening struggle for water," he said.
Wadettiwar said the government is awash with funds to spend on the upcoming Sinhastha Kumbh Mela to be held in Nashik and questioned its priorities.
They have money to splurge on festivals and programmes but not for drinking water for the people, he alleged.
"The government should stop misleading the public by throwing events and work on the real issues of the people. First, provide drinking water to these poor families, then celebrate festivals worth thousands of crores," he added, the news agency reported.
The women of Borichivari village in Taluka Peth of Nashik district are bearing the brunt of the hardship, walking over two kilometers daily under the scorching sun to fetch water -- often unsafe and insufficient for their families' needs, an ANI report stated on Sunday.
It said that the water scarcity has not only affected the daily lives of villagers but also added financial burdens.
The struggle in Borichivari is a stark reminder of the widening water crisis in rural Maharashtra.
Similarly, Dhangaon village in the Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, a tribal dominated area, was also seen facing a water crisis in the area, with locals highlighting the lack of facilities. With the onset of summers, women in the area said that they are forced to find water for themselves and their families by travelling multiple kilometres.
(with PTI and ANI inputs)
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