3,84,851 households in Kollam to get water connection
The Hindu
Initiative under Jal Jeevan Mission costing ₹1,511.45 cr.
As part of the Jal Jeevan Mission, 3,84,851 households in the district will be provided drinking water connection spending ₹1,511.45 crore, N.K. Premachandran, MP, has said.
He was speaking at a meeting of the district development coordination and monitoring committee (DISHA) recently. Under the mission, administrative sanction has been given for providing 3,01,347 domestic connections in 2020-21 and 83,504 connections in 2021-22.
It was also decided at the meeting to convene a special meeting of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Housing Board, Revenue department, and various local bodies to prepare separate plans for toilet, drainage, and solid waste treatment facilities in tsunami colonies. The Swachh Bharat Mission had conducted a study and submitted a report on the plans.