Punjab would be made open-defecation free State within two years and would be provided with 100 per cent potable drinking water in all the villages by end of next year.
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting to review the World Bank assisted Rs2200 crore Punjab Rural Water and Sanitation sector Improvement Program (Phase-2) chaired by the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here. The Chief Minister asked the Principal Secretary Rural Water Supply to implement all the schemes of total sanitation including facilities sewerage and tap drinking water besides providing toilets in all the rural households as per the guidelines State Government’s rural water supply and sanitation policy.Badal also asked the officers of Water Supply and Sanitation department to take full responsibility for ensuring quality works with the active participation, support and supervision of the village level committees.