Public Health Engineering Minister Gaurishankar Bisen has directed departmental officers to ensure that there should be no lack of maintenance and material for continuing drinking water arrangements during ensuing summer.
Bisen was addressing a meeting of Public Health Engineering Department's advisory committee here on Tuesday.
Bisen directed to complete already sanctioned drinking water scheme positively within 15 days. Member-MlA's Rakesh Shukla, lakhan Singh Yadav, Arunoday Chaubey, Bhaiyyaram Patel and departmental Secretary SK Mishra were also present on the occasion.
Bisen said that announcement has been made during year 2013-14 also to install 25 handpumps each in Vidhan Sabha constituencies.
He directed officers to start this work by seeking permission from concerning MlA. It was informed that last year the permission was received from MlAs to install 5,300 handpumps in rural areas of Vidhan Sabha constituencies.
The work will be completed under the Mukhyamantri Pey-Jal Yojana.
He also directed to start the work immediately on piped water schemes in the Gram Panchayats where public participation funds have been collected.
It was informed at the meeting that 2,441 projects under Mukhyamantri Pey-Jal Yojana have been completed in the state so far. Of the 738 projects started this year, 603 have been completed.
It was informed at the meeting that work to repair damaged platforms of handpumps is being done on priority. Over 21,000 platforms have been repaired this year. The department has constructed 1,453 water structures this year in view of depleting groundwater level.