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State plans for safe drinking water in rural areas

BHUBANESWAR: Orissa Government proposed to install 9200 spot sources this fiscal in its attempt to ensure coverage of all the rural habitations with access to safe drinking water.

State Rural Development Minister Biswa Bhushan Harichandan here on Saturday said of 9,200, as many as 2,964 spot sources had been completed by the end of July.

This was part of State government’s integrated approach to attain the goal of Total Sanitation Campaign programme.

"Replacement of spot sources by well designed Piped Water Supply (PWS) schemes with due attention to source sustainability and quality could reduce the incidence or frequency of slippage and provide improved services to rural people," Mr. Harichandan said.

Pointing out that proposals on setting up PWS schemes were coming thick and fast, the Minister said 1,797 PWS schemes were proposed in the current year budget for implementation.

Out of which 1153 sources had been completed successfully and 28 PWS were commissioned, he said.

"There is also a provision of coverage of 6,381 habitations out of which 2,413 habitations have been covered by end of July 2007. All the efforts are being made to complete at least 1000 PWS scheme during the current fiscal," the Minister said.

The involvement of panchayati raj institutions would lead to sustainable and strengthen the operation and maintenance of system after completion of scheme, Mr. Harichandan said.

Besides, the State Government had made budgetary provision of Rs. 100 crore under State plan and Rs 194 under the Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) during the current financial year budget, he said.

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