18 lakh population of Sonbhadra district to get piped water supply

VARANASI: The countdown for the end of water woes in Sonbhadra, a district housing its 83% population in difficult terrain, will start from November 22 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Jal Jeevan Mission virtually for ensuring piped water supply to each household latest by 2022.
PM will also interact with villagers of Parasi, Jhilo of Duddhi block and Gurmura village of Obra on the occasion.
District magistrate S Rajalingam told TOI on Wednesday, “Under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), 15 projects worth Rs 3,200 crore are going to be launched in the district.Except those areas which have already been covered under the water supply system restoration scheme in the recent past, all others, including 1,389 villages, will be covered under JJM. Our district is lucky as it has been selected in the initial phase of the mission.”
Preparations are afoot for the virtual launch of Jal Shakti ministry’s JJM by the PM at 11.30am on November 22, he added.
“The survey for the piped water supply system in the district was completed and tenders for all 15 projects have been awarded. The work will start immediately after formal launch by the PM. The projects will benefit over 18 lakh population of the district,” the DM said.