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'Steps afoot to modernize all traditional tanks and ponds’

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 7/2/2013 12:14:16 AM

JAMMU, July 1: Minister for Housing, Horticulture and Culture Raman Bhalla today dedicated two lakh gallon discharge capacity deep drill tube well to the residents of Jawahar Nagar, Jeevan Nagar and some areas of Narwal Pain.
The construction work of tube well including laying of water supply pipes in uncovered areas of Jawahar Nagar, Jeevan Nagar and some areas of Narwal Pail has been completed with a cost of Rs 1.25 crore under Water Supply Scheme Jawahar Nagar.
Addressing a largely attended public meeting after inauguration of the deep drill tube well, Bhalla said that the tube well will supply water to about 10000 souls of Jawahar Nagar, Jeevan Nagar, Narwal Pain and its adjoining areas.
Bhalla said that the Government is highly concerned about the scarcity of water supply in urban and peripheral areas of the State, adding that number of WSSs have been taken up to provide and augment potable water facilities in these water stressed areas.
The Minister said that the Government was also working on a plan to modernize and revive all the traditional ponds and tanks in kandi areas of the state that have served as highly dependable source of water for the people of these areas since centuries.
Bhalla asked PHE to immediately start laying of water supply pipes in uncovered and water deficit areas so that the people are not deprived of this vital facility.
The Minister assured the people that their genuine demands would be redressed in a phased manner. He appealed the people to use power and drinking water judiciously and pay their electric and drinking water bills in time.