The Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) repaired 1,205 malfunctioning hand pumps and deepened 140 others for better water supply under the state-wide lok Suraaj Abhiyan. The Department also repaired 28 damaged hand pumps besides disposing of 11,648 applications from the citizens. This was informed by officials in a review meeting chaired by District Collector Umesh Kumar Agrawal here.
The PHED officers informed that 200 applications have been accepted for digging new hand pumps in the district. During this period, a total of 140 hand pumps have been already dug. In this way in the villages facing the problem of water shortage, out of 85 applications given for power pumps, 32 have been accepted.
The officers said that during the period, 1,205 hand pumps have been repaired and in 690 hand pumps and riser pipes have been fitted. Similarly in 1,030 hand pumps riser pipes have been changed. During the drive colour coding has been done in respect of 3,839 hand pumps. Platforms of 772 hand pumps have been cleaned. Water tests have also been carried out in 1,335 places.
The officers said that during the lok Suraaj Abhiyan, after examining the demands for starting Nal Jal Yojana, applications for only 7 places have been found suitable for implementation of the scheme. Similarly action has been initiated to extend pipelines for 17 places to start Nal Jal Yojana. In the review meeting, the Collector instructed to issue show cause notices to the officers of the labour Department for not providing benefits to the eligible beneficiaries under the schemes relating to their department.
He also expressed anger for the slow progress made by the labour Department in the registration of the labourers. The collector instructed the labour Officer to undertake tour of 30-40 villages every week and complete the registration work. He also reviewed the work going on in respect of the construction of toilets and other works included in the budget.