Puri becomes India’s first city to provide quality drinking tap water

WHY IN THE NEWS?

• Puri has become the first city in India where people can avail high-quality drinking water directly from the tap on a 24-hour basis.
• It has enabled the people of Puri to collect quality drinking water directly from the tap. Henceforth, people need not have to store or filter drinking water.
• The project would benefit 2.5 lakh citizens of Puri and 2 crore tourists who visit the tourist place every year. They need not have to move around with water bottles.
• Puri would no more be burdened with 400 metric tonnes of plastic waste. Water fountains have been developed at 400 locations in Puri.