--- title: "Which city in India became the first one to have citywide safe drinking tap water for 24 hours?" description: "Which city in India became the first one to have citywide safe drinking tap water for 24 hours?" author: "Austin Dcruz" published: 2022-02-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95694/which-city-in-india-became-the-first-one-to-have-citywide-safe-drinking-tap-water-for-24-hours category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair", "india", "drinking water"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Which city in India became the first one to have citywide safe drinking tap water for 24 hours? Which city in [India](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/336618/top-10-electric-bicycles-in-india-in-2024-to-improve-your-health) became the first one to have citywide [safe](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/126322/how-to-keep-your-home-safe-while-traveling) [drinking](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300947/can-drinking-water-improve-mental-health) [tap](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/106164/tips-for-winning-in-mlb-tap-sports-baseball-2022) [water](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/323154/fluoride-in-your-water-filtration-guide-2020) for 24 [hours](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81904/this-norway-company-turns-desert-into-farmland-within-hours)? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Stuti Gupta > **Puri in India became the first one to have citywide safe drinking tap water for 24 hours.** \ **Puri became the first city in the [nation](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95646/which-among-the-following-department-launched-the-pan-india-1000-sars-cov-2-rna-genome-sequencing-programme-in-collaboration-with-the-national-laboratories-and-clinical-organization) to provide city-wide safe and potable water from the tap for use immediately for drinking and other domestic without additional filtering or boiling, according to the Odisha government.** \ ![Which city in India became the first one to have citywide safe drinking tap water for 24 hours?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/82a190ac-05e8-4aa1-af84-9f442eb43d4e/images/af62a03e-5382-4fa0-ba26-43b394937e81.jpeg)\ \ Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who inaugurated the '**Sujal-Drink From Tap Mission**' in Puri, said that the town has entered the league of **[cities](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93640/is-it-appropriate-to-name-buildings-cities-and-roads-in-the-name-of-muslim-invaders-in-india)** worldwide in providing clean drinking water directly from the tap. Puri is the country's first **[city](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/46275/what-are-some-lesser-known-sights-to-see-when-visiting-vienna)** to implement the **Drink from Tap initiative.** The residence of **Lord Jagannath** is clearly shown. This service is also not available in major cities. 'Today, Puri has entered the league of the nation's major cities, such as **London, New York, and Singapore.** \ **Also Read: [Ismail Sabri Yaakob becomes the new Prime Minister of which country?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95693/ismail-sabri-yaakob-becomes-the-new-prime-minister-of-which-country)** \ According to the chief minister, almost **2 crore visitors visit Puri each year,** and they would no longer be required to bring water bottles with them. 'The move would then result in the **elimination of 3 crore plastic water bottles.**' This means that the people would no longer have roughly **400 tons of plastic [garbage](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/93694/what-are-garbage-collector-and-what-is-the-role-of-garbage-collector-in-c-sharp).** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95694/which-city-in-india-became-the-first-one-to-have-citywide-safe-drinking-tap-water-for-24-hours Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.