Which edition of the multilingual Sujal Gram Samvad was organised by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation on 29 September 2026?
- A.Ninth
- B.Tenth
- C.Eleventh
- D.Twelfth
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Explanation
The correct answer is the eleventh edition. The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, which works under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, organised the eleventh Sujal Gram Samvad as a virtual multilingual dialogue with Gram Panchayat representatives and village communities on operating and maintaining rural drinking water systems. Options A, B and D are wrong because the edition announced was the eleventh, not the ninth, tenth or twelfth; the dialogue is a running series and each edition takes up a fresh set of villages. This edition featured grassroots interactions across four Gram Panchayat headquartered villages, in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh, Alipurduar in West Bengal, Bokaro in Jharkhand and Nubra in Ladakh, and it was chaired by the Secretary of the Department, Ashok K. K. Meena, with the Mission Director of the National Jal Jeevan Mission also taking part.
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Practice Questions
Sujal Gram Samvad is organised by which department?
- A.Department of Rural Development
- B.Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
- C.Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
- D.Department of Panchayati Raj
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The Samvad is its platform for speaking directly to Gram Panchayat representatives, Village Water and Sanitation Committee members and villagers about keeping rural water supply schemes working.
Read the full explanation →In which district is Sakaria Gram Panchayat, which reported collecting a monthly user charge of Rs 150 for drinking water?
- A.Bokaro, Jharkhand
- B.Alipurduar, West Bengal
- C.Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
- D.Nubra, Ladakh
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Representatives of Gram Panchayat Sakaria said that villagers once depended on wells and tube wells, that every household now has a piped connection and Har Ghar Jal status has been achieved, that Jal Arpan was organised on 16 March 2026, and that drinking water service is supported by a user…
Read the full explanation →Which institution presented its Low Temperature Thermal Desalination technology, with eight plants in Lakshadweep, at the conference?
- A.National Institute of Ocean Technology
- B.Central Water Commission
- C.National Water Development Agency
- D.Central Ground Water Board
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Its project director explained the indigenous Low Temperature Thermal Desalination technology, under which eight plants have been set up in Lakshadweep to give islanders safe drinking water with minimal damage to the environment, and also described an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion project that pairs renewable power generation with desalination to…
Read the full explanation →What is the approved timeline for completing the remaining works under Jal Jeevan Mission?
- A.December 2026
- B.December 2027
- C.December 2028
- D.March 2030
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The correct answer is December 2028, the approved timeline of the Mission within which the remaining works must be finished.
Read the full explanation →Where was the first Regional Conference on Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 held?
- A.Chennai
- B.Tiruchirappalli
- C.Bengaluru
- D.Hyderabad
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The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation held the two-day conference there with the Government of Tamil Nadu, and the Union Jal Shakti Minister chaired the ministerial session.
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