Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 1 (ANI): Assam Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah on Thursday introduced the completion of 50pc Functional Household Tap Connections underneath Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Assam whereas chairing a gathering for the orientation of newly recruited Class III and Class IV Employees of the Public Health Engineering Department at Sri Sri Madhavedeva International Auditorium in Guwahati.
Addressing the gathering on the orientation occasion, the Minister expressed confidence to offer potable water to each family by 2024.
“A total number of 34,01,097 households out of 67,95,311 in Assam now have access to potable drinking water. The mission is relentlessly working to complete its target in Assam,” Jayanta Malla Baruah mentioned.
The Assam Minister additionally expressed his views that the state of Assam had struggled with the progress of FHTCs initially, nonetheless, over the interval of final couple of years, the state has been ready to deal with the anticipated progress.
He additionally talked about that the state has additionally proven appreciable progress in setting benchmarks together with forming Village Water and Sanitation Committees.
Earlier within the day taking to Twitter, Minister Baruah expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Modi, stating that Prime Minister Modi has efficiently remodeled JJM right into a Jan Andolan for water within the nation and in addition thanked Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his or her fixed information and assist all through the implementation section.
It is value mentioning that ever since independence, households of Assam had only one.64% of faucet water connections, however in the previous few years the proportion skyrocketed to 50.05% after Prime Minister Modi initiated the Jal Jeevan Mission in August 2019.
In the occasion, talking to the newly recruited 239 Class III and Class IV workers of the Public Health Engineering Department, Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah mentioned that for the reason that recruitment is carried out on the idea of benefit, he requested the newly recruited workers to work with utmost dedication and enthusiasm in the direction of reaching higher outcomes for the division and assist the tempo maintained within the progress achieved by Jal Jeevan Mission, Assam until date. (ANI)