Action plan under Jal Jeevan Mission plan finalised in Rajouri

RAJOURI : District Development Commissioner, Vikas Kundal today chaired a meeting of the concerned officers to discuss and to finalise the District Action Plan under Jal Jeevan Mission.

During deliberations on implementation and execution of the DAP, the SE Hydraulics apprised the meeting about the vision, objectives and components of the Jal Jeevan Mission including the target of hundred percent tap water coverage of the households of the district.

While giving details of the district action plan, he informed that 293 Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) have been proposed at an estimated cost of Rs 1942.80 crores. He said that the plan envisages to meet the drinking water needs of households, schools, anganwadi centres, PHCs and other establishments, besides animal consumption.

The meeting after thorough discussion finalised Rs 1942.80 crores plan for the execution of works under Jal Jeevan Mission.

DDC directed the concerned officers to ensure time bound completion of the projects.

Officers present in the meeting included ADDC, Pawan Kumar; DFO Rajouri, Arshdeep Singh; CPO, Mohammad Khurshid; SE Hydraulics, JP Singh; CEO Education, Shailesh Kumari; CMO, Dr Abdul Hamid Zargar; ExEn Jal Shakti Rajouri, Mushtaq Ahmed; ExEn Jal Shakti Nowshera, Bashir Mohammad; ExEn Jal Shakti Mechanical Rajouri, Manmohan Singh and other concerned officers.