Although about 98 percent of the households have access to improved drinking water, the reliability of water supply stands at 81 percent, the population and housing census of Bhutan (PHCB) 2017 report states.
The report states that about 98.6 percent of the total households have access to improved drinking water as of 2017 compared to 84.5 percent in 2005.
This is 18 percent of the total households.
According to BLSS 2017, about 63 percent of households responded to have 24 hours access to drinking water.
The report also shows that 69 percent of the total households without reliable water sources are in rural areas.
While 98.6 percent of the total households have access to improved drinking water sources, about 2,231 households depend on unimproved water sources, which includes unprotected well, spring, rivers, streams, lake, pond, dam and other sources as the main source of drinking water.
With 360 households, Chukha has the maximum households using unprotected water sources.
Other households have piped water inside the dwelling, piped water outside the dwelling, protected well or spring, and rainwater collection as the main source of drinking water.
The report states that about 77,996 households, which is about 47 percent of the total, have piped water inside the dwelling.
Phurpa Lhamo