Leh, Sept 14: Lt. Governor Mathur reviewed progress of Jal Jeevan Mission implementation in a meeting with Secretary, PHE, Ajeet Kumar Sahu, Secretary, Rural Development, Saugat Biswas, Deputy Commissioner Leh, Shrikant Suse, Deputy Commissioner Kargil, Santosh Sukhdeve and senior officials of the PHE Department today.
Secretary Sahu presented data on current status of Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) across various blocks and villages in Ladakh and shared the Performance Index of each Engineer of the Department. He also apprised the Lt. Governor of the status of water testing labs for quality/composition analysis at both the source and delivery points.
Secretary Biswas apprised the Lt. Governor of the action plan drafted for grey-water management in the UT. He stated that soak-pits are being created for each household to ensure its effective management.
Further, both the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of Leh and Kargil shared their progress, issues faced in implementation and action plans.
LG Mathur accorded top priority to Jal Jeevan Mission and stated that to achieve the target by 15th August 2022, works need to be expedited and reviewed continuously. He urged both the DCs of Leh and Kargil to ensure an effective action plan for successful implementation of the scheme. The DCs were directed to monitor the progress of work on a daily basis.
He appealed to every official and public representative involved to work with a serious sense of responsibility to ensure implementation of the scheme within the fixed
