 Even after 7 decades since independence, in India, out of over 19 crore rural households, only over 3 crore families had access to tap water in their homes. Women had to travel great distances to fetch water for their daily needs. Providing drinking water to every household in their homes was a mammoth task. With the visionary leadership of the Honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, an ambitious project, Jala Jeevan Mission was initiated in 2019. Within three years, the number of rural families with functional household tap connections has gone up to over 11 crore. JJM is ensuring easy access to safe water at homes, improving the lives of our women and preventing lacks of untimely infant and child deaths. Jala Jeevan Mission, termed as Mani Manige Ganga in Karnataka, is a collaborative project of central and state governments. Till 2019, there were only 24 lakh of the 1 crore rural families with tap water connections in the state. Karnataka has achieved 37 lakh additional connections, taking the total coverage to 61 lakh FHTCs in the last three years. JJM in Karnataka has ensued adequate pure drinking water to over 60% of rural families, thereby ensuring the ease of living, particularly of women and children. Parts of Tumkuru district are amongst the most water stressed, arid areas in Karnataka. It also faced severe shortage of drinking water. To address this, a number of projects are being implemented in the district under JJM. Of them, the honorable prime minister is laying foundation stone for two multi-village schemes today. The Chikka Naik and Ahaldi MVS, draw waters from Boranakaniwe Reservoir, which is also fed by the Upper Bhadra project. This MVS, being built at a cost of Rs. 115 crore, shall provide potable water to over 10,000 households of 147 habitations in Chikka Naik and Ahaldi Taluk. The other MVS at Tipturu will draw water from River Hemavati, tapped near Kumbena Ahaldi. This MVS, being built at a cost of Rs. 435 crore, shall deliver water to over 38,000 households of 403 habitations of Tipturu Taluk. Both these projects shall greatly benefit the women and children of Tumkuru district. With saved time, women shall contribute to the household income. A humble FHTC shall bring in miraculous changes to the quality of life of Tumkuru district. The double-engine government in the state is committed to provide functional household tap connections to all remaining 40 lakh households by 2024. Today, as the Honourable Prime Minister lays foundation stone to these MVS projects, every rural household in the district can now be sure of having an equitable, regular and safe drinking water at their doorstep.