Chief Minister Sri K Chandrashekhar Rao has discussed several issues pertaining to the drinking water supply with Government of India, Drinking Water Supply and Swach Bharath Mission Secretary Sri Parameswaran Iyer
Chief Minister Sri K
Chandrashekhar Rao reiterated that if Panchayat Raj department is strengthened
from all its levels, Rural India would be progressed towards the
development. He said that the Telangana
Government is implementing Mission Bhagiratha Scheme in a prestigious way and
will supply drinking water to the villages on time and according to the
schedule, the CM exhorted confidence.
Under this programme, people will be protected from 70 water borne
diseases, the CM said. Along with the Mission Bhagiratha water pipelines,
Internet cables are also laid to provide Internet to each and every household.
The Honourable CM
has discussed several issues pertaining to the drinking water supply with
Government of India, Drinking Water Supply and Swach Bharath Mission Secretary
Sri Parameswaran Iyer, who met him at Pragathi Bhavan here on Thursday.
Sri Parameswaran
Iyer has expressed happiness that Mission Bhagiratha Drinking Water Scheme is
one of its kind in the country which is going to supply drinking water to the
household and it will become a role model in the Country. He said Prime
Minister Sri Narendra Modi, after inaugurating Mission Bhagiratha in Gajwel has
told them that this programme is one of the best in the country. He said that he came to study the drinking
water and Swach Bharath programme being implemented in the country and he had
interacted with the district Collectors on the same. Sri Parameswaran said that if the Mission
Bhagiratha works are completed with the same missionary zeal, the scheme will
become one of the best in the country and a model for others to emulate. In
this context, he said that the Centre would release funds for the
fluoride-affected areas in the State.
Since under Mission Bhagiratha 1041 fluoride effected villages are given
a clean drinking water, the Centre will release Rs 800 Crore shortly. After the completion of works under Mission
Bhagiratha, the Centre will also grant funds as incentives. Comparing to other countries, Sri Iyer said
that even countries like China, Canada and Vietnam are not been able to
complete their drinking water supply schemes on schedule as is being done with
Mission Bhagiratha.
Panchayat Raj
Minister Sri Jupally Krishna Rao, Power Minister Sri G Jagadeeshwar Reddy,
Mission Bhagiratha Vice Chairman Sri Vemula Prashanth Reddy, Principal Advisor
to the Government Sri Rajiv Sharma, Chief Secretary Sri SP Singh, Finance
Secretary Sri Rama krishna Rao, CMO Senior officials Ms Shanti Kumari, Ms Smita
Sabharwal, Panchayat Raj Commissioner Neetu Prasad, E-in-C Sri Surendra Reddy
and others participated.
-Press note
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