With an aim to meeting the demand of drinking water in rural areas, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has ordered the installation or reboring of over 95,000 hand pumps across the state.
An officials aid on Wednesday that 47,900 new India Mark II hand pumps would be set up in villages. A similar number of hand pumps would be repaired or rebored. “In all 95,800 hand pumps would be provided in near future,” he said.
The government has already released Rs 458.86 crore for this purpose and Rural Development department has been made the nodal agency.
“Reboring and repairing of old hand pumps would be carried out as per set guidelines. The funds would be used in 90:10 basis between Jal Nigam and UP Agro Industrial Corporation. The nodal agency will ensure effective distribution of funds,” the official said.
The government has authorised legislators to sanction 100 hand pumps and specified that new pumps would be installed as per suggestions of local legislators.
