To ensure availability of pure drinking water in rural areas of Chhattisgarh, one lakh new water connections will be given in one month under the Nal-Jal Supply Scheme by launching a special campaign.
Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Minister Ramsevak Paikra, in the State-level meeting of departmental officers has directed to complete the domestic water pipe connection target and speed up sanctioned tube-well digging work in settlements and to construct platform alongside the digging works.
It was decided in the meeting to supply cent per cent drinking water in all the villages covered under financial year 2014-15 from zero to 25 and 25 to 50 per cent. Whereas, the villages that are already under the drinking water scheme, special campaign under the guidance of the collector should be launched to give water connection to all the houses in all the villages.
To create cleanliness related awareness under the ‘Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan,’ directives has been issued to hold district level awareness conventions in all districts. In these conventions, people will be made aware of cleanliness programme and Nirmal Bharat Campaign in the presence of peoples’ representatives and representatives of all the tri-level panchayats in the district.
Engineer-in-chief TG Kosariya and Director WSSO MA Khan, all chief engineers, superintending engineers and executive engineers were present in the meeting.