Most awaited scheme of Jhumritelaiya water supply was inaugurated on Saturday. Jai Prakash Bhai Patel, Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister and Annapurna Devi, Women and Child Welfare Minister inaugurated two water supply schemes one at Gumo Water Tower premises and another at Addibungalow.
The scheme was to be inaugurated about 3 years ago. The scheme of four water tanks were sanctioned in the year 2008 and the construction work of these two were started in the year 2009 with the completion period of 18 months.
The Minister duo said that due to some technical problems the construction work was delayed. Rest two of them one near Gandhi school and other near CH High School are yet to start. DSW minister Patel said to the locals, “You have to maintain the resources by paying taxes in time.” He also said that water tax collection in Jharkhand is deplorable.
Annapurna Devi told addressing the gathering that the Government has done good job in very small time of its period. The inauguration of this plant is the result of our government thought in public interest. DC K Ravikumar, DDC Abhay Kumar SInha, BDO Subhash Kumar Ghosh,CO Atul Kumar and other officers were present at the moment.