Under the Bhagirathi Nal–Jal Scheme, the Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) on Wednesday launched a drive to provide free tap connections to urban poor families.
A day-long camp was held at RMC Zone-3 in which as many as 40 families of lal Bahadur Shastri Ward and 30 families of Guru Govind Singh Ward were given free tap connections.
Meanwhile, RMC Speaker Sanjay Shrivastava along with MIC member and Ward Corporator, Asha Israel Joseph and RMC officials concerned visited the camp to take stock of the administrative arrangements there.
RMC Zone-3 Commissioner, SK Rathore said that following the directives issued by Chhattisgarh Urban Administration and Development Department, RMC Commissioner,
Avneesh Kumar Sharan has directed to organise such camps at every zone level to provide the facility of free tap connections to the families living below poverty line.
He said that the RMC workers have also started connecting the families, who have applied for the connection under the scheme, by lying down a drinking water pipeline up to their house.