It is estimated that there are about 11 lakh cancer cases occurring every year in India. The available evidence is not enough to conclude that steep rise in water pollution is the main cause of cancer. The total number of people affected and deaths every year because of drinking polluted water is not known since this information is not maintained centrally.
Rural water supply is a State subject. The Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation supplements the efforts of the States by providing them with technical and financial assistance under the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) for providing safe and adequate drinking water facilities in rural areas of the country. A budgetary provision of Rs.11,000 crore has been made for the NRDWP in 2013-14. Up to 67% of the NRDWP funds allocated to States can be utilized for tackling water quality problems in rural areas of the country.
Rural water supply is a State subject. The Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation supplements the efforts of the States by providing them with technical and financial assistance under the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) for providing safe and adequate drinking water facilities in rural areas of the country. A budgetary provision of Rs.11,000 crore has been made for the NRDWP in 2013-14. Up to 67% of the NRDWP funds allocated to States can be utilized for tackling water quality problems in rural areas of the country.
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