Held under the Chairmanship of Asha Swaroop, Chief Secretary to the Government of Himachal Pradeshin the 13th meeting of HP State Water & Sanitation Mission, the Apex Committee approved execution of as many 418 schemes covering 3312 habitations at a total cost of 304 crore under Bharat Nirman. 277 out of these 418 schemes are gravity schemes whereas the remaining ones are lift water supply schemes.
Asha Swaroop, the Chief Secretary called upon field functionaries and Chairpersons of Zila Parishads, Chief Executive Officers and Executive Engineers to send their proposals under Swajaldhara programme latest by 15th October, 2008. She further stated that intermittent training programmes would be organized to in the village panchayats to make the people aware about the hazards of polluted water.
