Nashik collector to review Jal Jeevan Mission schemes
Nashik: The collector has decided to visit the ailing schemes under the
Jal Jeevan Mission
across the district and find solutions for the same.
"There are several complaints about the schemes that have reached the district collectorate. District collector,
Jalaj Sharma
, has decided to conduct their review with visits to the sites where the schemes have been pending," said a senior officer from the district administration.
In
Nashik district
, 1,222 schemes have been taken up under the Jal Jeevan Mission at of Rs 1,410 crore, of which only 240 were fully completed. The rest are either in progress or waiting for power connections from the MSEDCL.
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the 'Har Ghar Jal' scheme, which aims to strengthen the water source and later draws a pipeline to every village in rural areas, the rate of completion of the scheme has been low. Citizens of 982 villages in Nashik district still have to trek for water. Women also have to walk several kilometres in the sun or climb down and up the hills to get a pitcher of water.
Considering the complaints reaching the administration, Sharma has decided to visit the sites, conduct a review meeting, and then expedite the process by taking up solutions for the same.
The state's food and drug minister from NCP, Narhari Zirwal, expressed his displeasure over the work of this Jal Jeevan Mission and said that this scheme failed.
The water resources department minister from BJP, Girish Mahajan, during his address on May 1, said that the work in the schemes is either slow or hit some roadblock. "While the local administration will look into it, govt would consider taking action if there were specific complaints about corrupt practices. Those involved in the practices were found to be guilty," said Mahajan.
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