Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Bram Shanker Jimpa on Tuesday held a review meeting with top officials of the department at his office. He directed that all ongoing projects aimed at supplying clean and pure water to villages should be completed on time.
Jimpa said that the government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, is dedicatedly working towards making the state 'Rangla Punjab.' For this purpose, all necessary facilities should be prioritized for villages.
He urged the swift progress of ongoing canal water projects across various areas of Punjab. Jimpa highlighted that the groundwater in many state villages is non-potable, and some are situated in the Kandi area. Consequently, water supply will be facilitated by purifying canal water through treatment plants in these villages.
Jimpa said that he will personally inspect the under constructed projects to assess the ground situation. Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is set to dedicate the nearing completion projects to the people of Punjab.
Furthermore, Jimpa inquired about the status of water testing labs, water sampling and other issues affecting the public. The Minister also reviewed the status of No Objection Certificates (NOCs), which are required for the ongoing projects.
The meeting was attended by HoD Harpreet Sudan, J.J. Goyal, Chief Engineer (PDQA), R. K. Khosla, Chief Engineer (Central), J.S. Chahal, Chief Engineer (South), Jasbir Singh, Chief Engineer (North) and other department officers.