The State Government’s effective initiative regarding the water arrangements of rural areas in the State is in progress. In this sequence, the Public Health Engineering Department of the Government of Madhya Pradesh has approved water supply schemes costing Rs 2521 crore 23 lakh 44 thousand in Jal Jeevan Mission. This includes the highest ever 2840 water bodies in the rural areas.
Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Malay Shrivastava informed that after examining 2840 proposals received in connection with rural water supply schemes of 45 districts of the state as per rules, approval has been issued after approval.
He said that for the first time, the department has given one-time approval for water supply schemes of such a huge amount. The field staff of the department will ensure to provide drinking water through tap connections to the rural population by completing the water supply schemes as soon as possible.
In order to supply drinking water through domestic tap connection to the entire rural population of the state, the Public Health Engineering Department is continuously working on the establishment and expansion of water structures under the National Water Life Mission. So far, arrangements have been made to provide drinking water through tap connections to 100 percent households of about 3260 villages in the state.
Jal Jeevan Mission gives priority to villages affected by water quality, Sansad Adarsh ??gram and Scheduled Castes and Tribes dominated villages. The Public Health Engineering Department had set a target of providing 22 lakh 805 tap connections to the rural population by the current financial year (March 31, 2022). With this approval of the total 2840 water supply schemes by the department, the remaining target will be met in the coming months with the planned and time bound action of the department.
Approval has been given by the Public Health Engineering Department to Bhopal district's 31 water bodies, Raisen 53, Sehore 17, Vidisha 37, Rajgarh 37, Hoshangabad 97, Betul 194, Harda 44, Dhar 34, Jhabua 14, Khargone 148, Barwani 07, Khandwa 57, Ujjain 29, Neemuch 03, Shajapur 29, Ratlam 80, Agar Malwa 11, Dewas 107, Mandsaur 64, Gwalior 28, Ashoknagar 19, Shivpuri 39, Datia 02, Guna 23, Morena 266, Sheopur 27, Bhind 46, Sagar 82, Panna 11, Chhatarpur 57, Tikamgarh 06, Jabalpur 205, Katni 57, Mandla 90, Balaghat 28, Narsinghpur 26, Dindori 51, Chhindwara 207, Seoni 183, Rewa 145, Satna 23, Sidhi 55, Shahdol 40, and 31 water bodies of Anuppur district.
Along with new water supply schemes, works will also be done under retrofitting by re-building the already constructed drinking water infrastructure in various villages under the mission.