Minister Parimal Suklabaidya inaugurated three drinking water supply projects

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SILCHAR: Minister for Forest, Excise, Environment & Fishery, Parimal Suklabaidya inaugurated three newly-constructed drinking water supply projects in Dholai Constituency of Cachar district on Monday. The minister inaugurated the newly-constructed drinking water project one at Dulalgram under Palonghat Development Block at a cost of Rs.47,50,000, one at Jorkhal at a cost of Rs. 47,88,000 and lastly, he inaugurated drinking water supply project at Chitoldor at a cost of Rs 38,90,000 under Pradhan Mantri Jal Jeevan Mission.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister Parimal Suklabaidya said, "It was the biggest failure of previous congress led government for which ,It has not been possible to supply drinking water to all parts of the country, but after the formation of BJP-led government in India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I will continue my efforts to make this dream of the Prime Minister a reality and I hope within year 2024 water connection to every household of India will be completed."

" On August 15, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modiji launched a historic project called the Jal Jeevan Mission. After the inauguration of the project, only 1.30 lakh or 8.57 per cent rural households were provided house connection of water supply project and now within the last two years, house connection under Pradhan Mantri Jal Jeevan Mission project has reached more than 4.5 crore households," said Suklabaidya.

"About 1.70 lakh house connections have already been completed in the Cachar district. It has succeeded in completing 48.48 per cent in Cachar district and will be completed 100 per cent by 2024," he added.

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