State Drinking Water and Sanitation minister Mantri Prasad averred that the State Government is committed to facilitation of a clean Uttarakhand.
He said this while participating in a meet chaired by Union minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Birender Singh in Delhi on Wednesday. The minister informed that going by the rate of 40 litres per person per day, proper drinking water facility had been facilitated in 21,232 settlements our of 39,309 settlement till April 2015 which amounts to about 54 per cent.
Additionally, drinking water facility is also be provided in 17,959 partially covered settlements apart from which 27 quality affected settlements are also to be provided clean potable water facility.
The minister also requested that the Centre should make provision for Rs 1200 crore per year for the next three financial years under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).