Health Minister Amar Agrawal on Wednesday inaugurated a clean drinking water distribution centre at Tekari village at Abhanpur development block of Raipur district. Under the new scheme, clean drinking water which is free from water-borne diseases, bacteria-free ozonised would be supplied to the villagers at 10 paise per litre.
local MlA Dhanendra Sahu, Principal Secretary Health MK Raut, Director of State Health resource centre JP Mishra and local leaders were present on the occasion. Filtered and ozonised clean drinking water will be supplied free of cost to the schoolchildren from the centre. Mini automatic filter machine has been installed with private participation. The scheme has been started at Tekari village in Raipur district and Nagoi village in Bilaspur district as pilot project.
Minister Amar Agrawal said that mini filter plant had been installed with private participation with an objective to save the villagers from diseases due to contaminated water. Once the pilot project is succeeded, the scheme will be started in the entire state. Before launching the scheme in whole of the state, yearlong report would be collected by conducting a survey that what difference has been achieved in the health standard with the introduction of the scheme, he said.
Agrawal also sanctioned Rs 3 lakh for construction of a boundary wall in the Ayurvedic hospital of the village and declared to make arrangement for blood storage facility at the community hospital at Abhanpur. He also assured to install hand pump in the schools of Tekari village. On the occasion, aged people of the villager were honoured by presenting them shawl and shrifal.