lucknow around 35 lakh households in up are set to be connected with drinking water this year to implement this 6526 projects have been taken up under the jal jivan mission these details emerged at the meeting of the apex committee for jal jivan mission held on thursdaychief secretary rk tiwari who is the chairperson of the committee has directed officials to set monthly goals and mark the progress under each there should be sufficient man power available for adequate arrangements of technical and financial evaluation of the proposed project under jal principal secretary namami gange anurag srivastava said rs 6470 crore is available for rural drinking water schemes