Punjab CM launches 'Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai' Mission
02 Feb 2021 18:13:36
Chandigarh, Feb 2: Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has virtually launched the ‘Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai’ mission. The mission is a part of the govt’s campaign to complete the goal of 100 per cent potable piped water supply in all rural households by March 2022. The Chief Minister also inaugurated one Mega Surface Water Supply Scheme.
The Mega Surface Water Supply Scheme covers the 85 villages in the Moga district. It comprises of 144 new water supply schemes for 172 villages. It also comprises 121 Arsenic and Iron removal plants. The scheme will benefit 1.6 lakh residents from across 155 villages in Amritsar, Tarn Taran, and Gurdaspur districts. It will help in replacing the groundwater with the surface water supply for drinking. It also seeks to resolve the problem of besides resolving the problem of arsenic affected habitations. The scheme is being funded by the World Bank, NABARD, Jal Jeewan Mission of GoI, and State Budget.
The State govt has spent an average of Rs 920 Crore annually on water supply and sanitation schemes. As per the data, a total of Rs 1450 Crore had been spent on rural sanitation and rural drinking water supply since March 2017. The government also launched the 10 new large multi-village surface water supply schemes. The scheme costs Rs 1,020 Crore. It will cover 1,018 villages comprising of the water quality affected areas in the districts of Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran.
The State govt has spent an average of Rs 920 Crore annually on water supply and sanitation schemes. As per the data, a total of Rs 1450 Crore had been spent on rural sanitation and rural drinking water supply since March 2017. The government also launched the 10 new large multi-village surface water supply schemes. The scheme costs Rs 1,020 Crore. It will cover 1,018 villages comprising of the water quality affected areas in the districts of Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran.