Ranchi, May 12: In the light of High Court order, Chief Secretary Raj Bala Verma directed all the superintending, executive, JE and asst. engineers to visit drinking water scarcity zone regularly and provide drinking water to the people. She said that all the hand pumps should be repaired so that water could be provided to people in rural areas.
Mrs. Verma said that engineers will take information from the Jal Sahiyas on functional and dysfunctional hand pumps in their areas. At the same time she directed all superintending, executive, JE and asst. engineers to visit at least three villages daily and ensure work as per directives.
Also, they will send a report of at least 30 villages on dept. mail. She said that every day development report should be sent by PMU Director and briefed the press. At the interval of 2 days, press would be briefed at district and block level about the development in the areas.
She has directed to inspect those villages by 25th May which are hard hit from drinking water availability point of view. She said that if any villager faces water scarcity, action will be taken on the related officers of concerned areas. The CS said that areas where water supply is not possible, water should be supplied through tankers.
On the complaint of 90% dysfunctional hand pumps in Ichak area, the Hazaribag DC and executive engineer visited Ichak block and found seven hand pumps dysfunctional out of 137 in different panchayats of Ichak. Out of seven mini solar water supply schemes, 6 were found functioning.
It was said that the dysfunctional unit will be started in 2 days. IAS and departmental officers are sent to districts for inspection.
