Bhubaneswar: A three-day review meeting on mega rural piped drinking water supply projects was concluded on Friday at the MGNREGA Conference Hall of the State Institute for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj here.
The review was conducted from December 10 to 12, covering major rural piped water supply projects implemented under all 35 RWS&S Divisions across the three Revenue Divisions of Odisha. Chairing the review, Minister for Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water and Rural Development Rabi Narayan Naik took a serious view of project delays and issued strict instructions to all implementing agencies.
The Minister warned that any agency failing to complete projects within the stipulated timeline will be blacklisted and FIRs will be lodged. He emphasized that accountability in execution is non-negotiable, given the importance of clean drinking water for rural households.
On the first day, the Minister reviewed 68 major piped drinking water projects under 12 RWS&S Divisions of the Central Revenue Division namely Athagarh, Balasore, Baripada, Bhadrak, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Nayagarh, Puri and Rairangpur. Of these, 8 projects have been completed and commissioned, while 60 ongoing projects were reviewed in detailed.
On the second day, the review covered 77 major projects under 14 RWS&S Divisions of the Northern Revenue Division namely Anandpur, Angul, Balangir, Bargarh, Boudh, Dhenkanal, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Nuapada, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Sonepur, and Sundergarh. Out of these, 14 projects are completed and operational, while 63 ongoing projects were reviewed and timeline has been fixed for completion of these projects.
On the final day, 62 major projects under 9 divisions of the Southern Revenue Division namely Gajapati, Berhampur, Bhanjanagar, Kalahandi, Phulbani, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Rayagada were reviewed. Among these, 3 projects have been completed, and 59 under-construction projects were reviewed.
Commissioner-cum-Secretary S.N. Girish apprised the Minister the status regarding every projects. The meeting was attended by Director of Drinking Water Vinit Bhardwaj, EIC- RWSS Ratnakar Sial, all the SEs/EEs of various RWS&S Divisions, officials of the department and representatives of various construction agencies.
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