Jalandhar: District Water and Sanitation Mission (DWSM) led by Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal on Wednesday approved projects worth Rs. 27 crore to provide potable water and sanitation facilities to rural population.
Divulging the details, Additional Deputy Commissioner Lakhwinder Singh Randhawa said that the DWSM meeting was held to grant approval to all the proposals of in village water supply schemes and sanitation schemes under Jal Jeevan Mission, and Swachh Bharat Mission (G) respectively. During the meeting, it was intimated that as many as 60 water supply schemes were successfully carried out in the district under Jal Jivan Mission at a cost of Rs. 2099.15 lakh to provide potable drinking water to people. Similarly, approval was given to a total of 23 water supply schemes under 15th Finance Commission to provide potable water to rural households at an outlay of Rs. 132.91 lakh. Member Secretary DWSM explained that funds for all these works have already been received from concerned Zila Parishad/BDPOs.
Another project under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) was also approved by DWSM costing Rs. 318.56 lakh for liquid waste management in as many as 120 villages and 340.74 lakh for solid waste management in 661 villages. These projects aimed at making Jalandhar an ODF district under this mission by managing solid and liquid waste to bring about visual cleanliness and transforming all the villages from ODF to ODF Plus. Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal asked the officials concerned to complete all these projects within stipulated time-frame so that benefits of these schemes can be delivered to all eligible beneficiaries timely.
During the meeting, Mr. Lakhwinder Singh Randhawa, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Smt. Zeenat Khehra, DDPO Jalandhar, Sh. Puneet Bhasin, Executive Engineer DWSS, Sh. Nitin Kalia, Executive Engineer DWSS, Sh. Gagandeep Singh Walia, SDE DWSS, Jalandhar, Sh. Sanjiv Manan, Distt Welfare Officer, Jalandhar and representatives from various departments were also present.
DWSM approves projects worth Rs. 27 crore for rural households, Move aims at providing potable drinking water and making Jalandhar an ODF Plus district
