Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has issued instructions to begin construction work of drinking water and sewage projects approved in urban bodies within the time limit and keep constant vigilance. He said that the work should commence on the fixed date.
In delayed cases stern action should be taken after fixing responsibilities, said Chouhan while addressing the Board of Directors of Urban Development Company limited. Urban Development and Housing Minister Maya Singh was also present on the occasion.
Chouhan said that drinking water and sewage projects of urban bodies should be implemented keeping in view the needs of the future. Their quality should as per fixed standards for long term use. There should be no compromise on quality. In case of any negligence or callousness, stern action would be taken against the guilty.
It was told at the meeting that projects worth over Rs 7 crores of development, improved service, cleanliness and environment in urban bodies were being run by the company with the support of World Bank, Asian Development Bank and KFW Bank. Urban development projects worth Rs 1,80 crore were being run under the State with the support of World Bank. Similarly urban services improvement projects worth Rs 5,400 crores with the support of Asian Development Bank and urban sanitation and environment programmes worth Rs 525 crore with the support of KFW Bank are being implemented.
The urban development company has constructed drinking water schemes in all urban bodies and sewage projects in urban bodies on the banks of Narmada and over one lakh population.
These projects will enable proper sewage system for the State’s total 68 per cent population. So far this percentage is hardly five. The compliance report of the decisions taken at the earlier meeting of the Board of Directors was approved.
Additional Chief Secretary Finance AP Shrivastava, Additional Chief Secretary Rural Development Radheshyam Julaniya, Principal Secretaries to the Chief Minister Ashok Bernawal and SK Mishra, Principal Secretary Urban Development and Housing Malay Shrivastava, Principal Secretary Public Health Engineering Manoj Govil, Principal Secretary Water Resources Pankaj Agrawal, Commissioner Urban Development Vivek Agrawal were present on the occasion.