Percentage of coverage of safe drinking water

This map gives a district level picture of the percentage of coverage of habitations having access to safe drinking water within the country. Safe drinking water availability reduces the risk of deaths due to diarrhoea, jaundice and other water borne diseases. In India still a very large proportion of people have no access to safe drinking water. An estimated 1.5 million children below the age 5 die every year due to water borne diseases. 100 percent coverage of safe drinking water was recorded in Tuensang district in Nagaland. In Lakshadweep, there is no fully covered habitation. Source: National Commission on Population: http://populationcommission.nic.in/ind12.htm