Contingency plan should be completed with highest priority: CM Gehlot

While reviewing the drinking water supply in the state, Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot said that district collector and Water Supply Department officials should ensure proper supply of drinking water in the state.

For this, RO, hand pump and tubewell maintenance, repair and expansion of pipelines, supply from tanker and other works should be expedited.

He also instructed officials to prepare an advance plan for the districts where there is a need to transport drinking water and approvals pending for hand pumps and tube wells should be released immediately.

Chief Minister Gehlot instructed all the district collectors to complete the work of the contingency plan with top priority for better drinking water supply in summer.

He said that the district collector should take suggestions from MPs-MLAs, other public representatives and prepare a plan according to local needs.CM directed the officers to set up a special team to speed up the pending projects, which should be monitored continuously and get these projects completed at the earliest.

CM also emphasized that control room should promptly solve the problems related to drinking water at the district level.

The grievances of the people should also be resolved at the earliest.