Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday through videoconferencing launched a ‘Sujal’- Drink from Tap initiative to ensure 24×7 drinking water supply in the urban areas of the State.
The aim of the mission is to provide quality drinking water to more than 1.5 million people in the urban areas. On the occasion, Patnaik dedicated round-the-clock drinking water supply systems for 12 pilot areas of Bhubaneswar and Puri benefiting 1.8 lakh people.Besides, water supply augmentation works in 15 towns with a total project outlay of Rs 1,300 crore benefiting 15 lakh people and water metering works in four places, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Rourkela and Brahmapur, covering 3 lakh connections and 22 lakh population were also commenced on the occasion.Official sources said that 100-per cent household water supply connection has been achieved in Bhubaneswar, Gopalpur, Digapahandi, and Kashinagar.
The initiative also includes a 24×7 helpline centre with IVRS for grievance redressal and quick response team for rapid redressal of water supply compliance.
