The State Government had allotted a sum of Rs260 crore for supply of clean and safe drinking water in rural areas of the State in all districts during the last two years.
Under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme, along with supply of clean drinking water, check dams and percolation tanks have been constructed in rural areas to maintain the groundwater level, officials informed.The Public Health Engineering department (PHED) has been taking up samples of water sources for examination, establishment of fluoride eradication plants and drinking water supply through solar pumps, under the scheme.
For the implementation of National Rural Drinking Water Programme the PHED has given Rs146.74 crore to districts during 2012-13 and Rs113.28 crore during 2013-14.
During the financial year 2013-14, Rs13 crore has been given to Rajnandgaon district, Rs9.76 crore to Bastar, Rs9.76 crore to Jashpur, Rs8 crore to Kanker, Rs6.81 crore to Kabirdham, Rs4.54 crore to Raigarh, Rs4.53 crore to Sarguja, Rs4.23 crore to Bilaspur, Rs3.88 crore to Korea, Rs3.74 crore to Gariyaband, Rs3.61 crore to Dantewada, Rs3.46 crore to Bijapur, Rs3.35 crore to Dhamtari, Rs3.24 crore to Balodabazar, Rs3.10 crore to Balod, Rs3 crore to Kondagaon, Rs3 crore to Korba, Rs2.75 crore Mahasamund, Rs2.73 crore to Janjgir-Champa, Rs2.59 crore to Balrampur, Rs2.53 crore to Surajpur, Rs2.20 crore to Raipur, Rs2.20 crore to Bemetara, Rs1.84 crore to Durg and Narayanpur, Rs1.74 crore to Sukma and Rs1.69 for Mungeli district have been allotted for the implementation of National Rural Drinking Water Programme.
For the National Rural Drinking Water Programme, Rs148.64 crore was received from the Central government in the year 2012-13 and Rs119.81 crore in 2013-14.