Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has approved a sum of about Rs 238 crore for various drinking water schemes in Dehradun district. The drinking water schemes for which the CM has granted approval include Rs 16.50 crore for construction and Rs 4.81 crore for operation and maintenance of the World Bank funded Gumaniwala scheme, Rs 48.90 crore for construction and Rs 15.30 crore for operation and maintenance of Jeevangarh scheme, Rs 67.25 crore for construction and Rs 15 crore for operation and maintenance of Rishikesh rural scheme, Rs 54.77 crore for construction and Rs 15.85 crore for operation and maintenance of the Natthanpur scheme.
The chief minister said that the people in these areas had for long been demanding a solution to the drinking water problem faced there.
With the approval granted to various drinking water schemes, the supply of adequate potable water in these areas will be ensured, said Rawat.