With a view to tackling the drinking water shortage in the coming summer season, the Chhattisgarh Government has started making preparations in advance.
A review meeting regarding the execution of urban water supply schemes was convened by State Urban Administration and Development Minister Amar Agrawal here on Wednesday.
The Minister directed the officials to complete the pending water supply and other related projects at the earliest in order to avoid inconvenience during the summer season.
Moreover, he inquired about the completed projects as well as status of progress of sanctioned schemes under during the current financial year for the 169 Municipal Bodies in the State.
Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) officials informed that out of the 169 municipal bodies, the Water Supply Schemes in 53 Municipal Bodies have been completed.
It includes seven Municipal Corporations namely-- Raipur, Durg, Rajnandgaon, Korba, Dhamtari, Ambikapur and Birgaon. Also, 21 Municipal Councils and 25 Urban Panchayats had been covered.