CM Dr. Mohan Yadav reviewing water security after meeting with officials.
Digital Desk, Bhopal. After the deaths due to contaminated water in Bhagirathpura, Indore, the Madhya Pradesh government has taken a big step regarding the water supply system across the state. After the impact of the 'Every drop should be clean and every sip should be healthy' campaign launched by Dainik Jagran's associate publication Naiduniya, now the state government has also started a state-wide clean water campaign. Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav launched this campaign on Saturday through video conferencing with the aim of water security, water conservation and water hearing.
Addressing the high level meeting held in the conference room of the state airport after returning from Sagar, the Chief Minister said that this campaign will be conducted in two phases. The first phase will run from January 10 to February 28 and the second phase will run from March 1 to March 31. Under this, public hearing related to drinking water will be organized every Tuesday across the state.
Strict instructions to officials
The Chief Minister made it clear that the officials should take the complaints related to drinking water and the water hearing system with utmost seriousness. Supply of clean water should be ensured in both rural and urban areas. The quality of drinking water should be regularly checked and if the water is found contaminated, alternative arrangements should be made immediately. He bluntly said that supply of contaminated water will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
Describing providing clean water to every household as a big challenge, the Chief Minister said that he has to take it as an opportunity and make the state a model for the country. Appreciating the use of the app for water supply monitoring by the Urban Bodies Department, he warned that strict action will be taken against laxity in the supply of clean drinking water.
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Ministers and other public representatives were present in the VC.
Urban Development and Housing Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Prahlad Patel along with all the Mayors, District Panchayat President, Collector, Municipal Corporation Commissioner, District Panchayat CEO, officers and public representatives of urban-rural areas participated virtually in the video conferencing. Additional Chief Secretary Urban Development and Housing Sanjay Dubey gave detailed information about the campaign through a presentation. He said that consumers will also get the facility of water quality testing at nominal charges.
Pipeline will be inspected by robot
Under the campaign, water purification plants and drinking water tanks will be cleaned across the state. Monitoring will be done through GIS map based app. To prevent contaminated mixing in drinking water pipelines, water and sewage pipelines will be mapped, inter points will be marked and leakages will be checked with the help of robots.
Along with this, quality testing of all drinking water sources, regular monitoring of STP, water hearing every Tuesday, special arrangements for drinking water complaints on 181 and redressal of complaints within stipulated time frame will be implemented.