Union Jalshakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said that Madhya Pradesh leads in every scheme of the Prime Minister, under the leadership of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Atal Ground Water Scheme and Jal Jeevan Mission are also being implemented rapidly in the state. It is a matter of joy that Madhya Pradesh will meet its targets before the stipulated period.
Union Jalshakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat was reviewing the progress of Atal Ground Water Scheme and Jal jeevan Mission in Mantralaya 9n Saturday.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resolved to bring pure water to every household by the year 2024. This resolution of the Prime Minister will be fulfilled by the year 2023 in Madhya Pradesh. The road map of Atal Ground Water Scheme is also ready, it will be implemented soon.
Union Jalshakti Minister Shekhawat has said that work has been done in Madhya Pradesh at a fast pace in the first phase of the Atal Ground Water Scheme. The ground water quality of Madhya Pradesh is quite good. Six districts of Madhya Pradesh including Chhatarpur, Sagar, Tikamgarh, Damoh, Panna and Niwari and 9 blocks including Pathariya, Chhatarpur, Naugaon, Rajnagar, Ajaygarh, Palaira, Baldevgarh and Niwari are included under the scheme. The scheme is to be completed by the year 2025. The cost of the scheme in Madhya Pradesh is Rs 315.62 crore. Cent percent amount will be received from World Bank and Government of India.
Minister Shekhawat said that awareness about the condition of water sources and ground water and usage of water is essential among the villagers. Community participation in management of water in villages must be ensured.
The aim of the Jal Jeevan Mission is to give tap connections in every house and to provide clean and pure water. The structure made for this should last for 30 years. As many as 16 crore tap connections are to be given in the next five years across the country.
Water management in villages has to be done in every village through water management committees and gram panchayats. For this, the water action plan of every village has to be prepared. The objective of this mission is to ensure quality, quantity and regularity of water.
Under the mission, a dashboard will be made for monitoring water management at every village level. Sensors will fitted in water tanks, which will tell the status of the water. Devices will be provided to check the quality of water from house to house.
Chouhan said that, work is going on at a rapid pace in Madhya Pradesh under the Jal Jeevan Mission. In the last 6 months, about 1.5 lakh connections have been given.
Out of 1.21 crore houses in the state, connections have been given in 29.68 lakh houses and connections have to be given in 91.56 lakh houses. Work will be completed in Burhanpur and Niwari districts by the month of March under the scheme.