After launching into its next phase of measuring and monitoring water supply at 11 locations, the Jal Jeevan Mission is expanding the coverage of its sensor-based systems to 100 villages across nine states, a senior government official said. This would help in understanding water consumption patterns and also devise the pricing strategy at a later stage.

       The Jal Jeevan Mission promises a 55-litre per capita per day for each rural household and BIS10500 quality of water. The IoT — internet of things-based sensors and flowmeters are being deployed on the field in 100 villages ...