The Odisha cabinet headed by CM Naveen Patnaik, has approved Rural Piped Water Supply projects worth more than Rs 1,200 crore in three districts.
In the meeting held on 12 August 2022, the cabinet has approved a tender amounting to Rs 501.85 crore for the execution of mega piped water supply project to provide safe drinking water in Dhenkanal district.
Another tender amounting Rs 416.57 crore has also been approved by the cabinet for execution of another drinking water project in Kendrapara district. The third drinking water supply project will be executed in Balasore district with an investment of Rs 291.62 crore. All the three drinking water supply projects will be completed within a period of 24 months.
Meanwhile, the state government has also approved implementation of roof top rain water harvesting system under a scheme “Community Harnessing and Harvesting rainwater Artificially from Terrace to Aquifer (CHHATA)” for a period of five years with a budget outlay of Rs 270 crore.
