NEW DELHI, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The government of India's northeastern state of Assam will engage 250,000 volunteers as water messengers to create awareness on water preservation and related issues, state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) reported on Sunday.

According to Kailash Karthik, director of Jal Jeevan (water life) mission in Assam, students from 9th to 10th grade would be assigned as water messengers locally called Jal Doot.

"Ten students of 9th to 10th standard would be engaged as Jal Doot against each scheme of the mission. The selected students would undergo a two-day workshop on water, sanitation and health along with community engagement," Karthik was quoted by the broadcaster as saying.

"The selected students will go to the field to know about the working mechanism of the pipe water supply system."

In 2019, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an ambitious Jal Jeevan (Water Life) Mission, promising a functional tap connection to all households in rural India by 2024.

The scheme was envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water to all households in rural India.

Karthik said water messengers would also be given field test kits to monitor the water quality.

"Jal Doots would also interact with various people of the community on issues like climate change and water conservation efforts, and record all the things in the Jal Doot diary," the mission director said.

"Through this initiative, there is hope that a number of climate-aware children will be able to work for the betterment of the community." Enditem

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