₹ 2,400 cr. for drinking water schemes

1st phase will be completed in 3 years: Prakasam Collector

February 17, 2018 12:28 am | Updated 12:28 am IST - ONGOLE

Foundation stone being laid for a drinking water scheme at Singarakonda in Prakasam district on Friday.

Foundation stone being laid for a drinking water scheme at Singarakonda in Prakasam district on Friday.

The Prakasam district administration will take up projects worth ₹ 2,400 crore to provide safe drinking water to all rural households, Collector V.Vinay Chand said on Friday.

Laying foundation stone for a ₹1.50 crore drinking water project along with Addanki MLA G. Ravikumar, he said all the households would be provided with 70 litres per day on completion of the projects to find a permanent solution to the drinking water woes of the people. In the first phase ₹1000 crore worth projects would be completed in 3 years.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ravikumar said the Addanki Assembly constituency would alone get ₹100 crore for the planned drinking water schemes to provide safe drinking water to 21 fluoride-affected villages, he added. The Collector also said 60 check-dams would be taken up ahead of the rainy season to tap every drop of rain water at a cost of about ₹100 crore.

Chairs given

Later, 1000 kid chairs were provided to Anganwadi centres at a cost of ₹ 2.70 lakh in collaboration with the Rotary Club at Santamaguluru.

The Collector said buildings were already constructed for 340 of the 800 Anganwadi centres. The rest of the Anganwadi buildings would be completed by next month, he added.

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