Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 25 (ANI): Union secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, (DDWS), Ministry for Jal Shakti, Vini Mahajan, on Monday chaired a assessment assembly of Jal Jeevan Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission and GOBARdhan on the Civil Secretariat.
The Department of Information and Public Relations, JK knowledgeable in regards to the assembly.
The assembly was attended by principal secretary, Jal Shakti, Shaleen Kabra; Union extra secretary and MD, National Jal Jeevan Mission, Vikas Sheel and Union joint secretary and MD Swachh Bharat Mission, Jitendra Srivastava.
The assembly noticed an in depth dialogue on numerous matters associated to sanitation, together with administration, disposal and repurposing of cattle dung underneath the GOBARdhan scheme. The UT officers briefed about house-to-house rubbish assortment and stable waste segregation on the village stage to raise their tag from Open Defecation Free (ODF) to ODF Plus by the top of this yr.
Further, it was famous that plastic waste must be segregated, shredded and packed within the type of bales for scientific disposal.
During the assembly, the Union secretary stated stable waste must be segregated on the family stage. He congratulated the UT administration for final yr’s progress underneath Swachh Bharat Mission. She additionally inspired additional momentum in stable waste administration.
It additionally coated updates on Jal Jeevan Mission works, together with a rise within the variety of households having a provide of faucet water from round 6 lakh to over 11 lakh since 2019.
The Union secretary requested the UT Jal Shakti Department to expedite and full all pending Jal Jeevan Mission works and make sure the participation of Pani Samitis for normal inspection and evaluation of water provide tasks. She additionally insisted on common water high quality testing by Samitis and different stakeholders.
He directed that signages containing all related info be put in at each water provide challenge, clearly mentioning details about their execution, operation and funding. She emphasised the significance of neighborhood possession and duty for the success of the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Union Secretary additionally had interactions with deputy commissioners and sought their suggestions concerning the flagship schemes and their implementations within the districts.
The assembly was additionally attended by the commissioner secretary, Rural Development, Mandeep Kaur, secretary, Jal Shakti Department, Deepika Sharma and MD, Jal Jeevan Mission, G N Itoo apart from different senior officers from numerous departments in individual and nearly. (ANI)