Panaji: The process to cover all the households with the tapped water would begin from December 2019 under Prime Minister’s Jal Shakti Abhiyaan, State Public Works Department Minister Deepak Pauskar said.
Pauskar told reporters on Wednesday that survey to identify the number of households that are yet to be covered by the tapped water will begin from next week.
“All the divisions of Water Supply Department has been asked to conduct the survey and submit the report by October 20. The work to give piped water to those houses will begin from the month of December,” the minister said.
He added that the department do not have the exact number of houses that are left without the tapped water.
“The exercise has been taken under Prime Minister’s flagship Jal Shakti Abhiyaan which aims to provide tapped water to all the households,” Pauskar said adding that those houses which are in the forested areas will also be covered after taking proper clearances from the authorities.
Speaking further, Pauskar said that the state government will be appointing consultants to study the feasibility of augmenting existing Water Treatment plants in the State.
“The consultant will provide report on feasibility to augment existing all the water treatment plants in the state also provide solution for the plaguing issue of high turbidity of water,” he said.
In order to tackle the issue of dry spells arising due to breakdown of pipelines, Pauskar said that a separate network would be laid which will provide alternate supply to the places which are affected.
“If not full, then at least half of the supply can be resumed through these alternate pipelines,” he said.
