New Delhi, July 17: The government of Odisha in partnership with the Centre is committed to provide pure drinking water to every household in Odisha by 2026, said Minister for Drinking Water, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj department, Rabi Narayan Naik on Tuesday.
In a special interview to the News7 ahead of a significant meeting with the Union Minister for Jal Shakti, C R Patil, Naik said about 70 percent of the Odisha homes are availing pure drinking water from taps under the innovative Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and Har Ghar Jal initiatives, rolled out by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, government of India.
The rest 30 percent of the homesteads across the state, will be soon covered within a 2-year timeline, which will facilitate getting rural communities on a regular basis, Naik added.
Later, in the meeting held at the Antodaya Bhawan in New Delhi, the Minister accompanied by higher officials of the Rural Drinking Water department and senior Engineers, discussed with the centre counterpart, in connection with expediting rural water supply functionalities.
The discussion underlined a well planned co-ordination between the state and the Centre, to accelerate the water supply network especially in the rural Odisha.
