Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 26: Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, convened a meeting to review implementation of directions given last week by Chief Secretary, Chairman, Apex Committee JJM J&K to Jal Shakti Department.
MD took stock of action taken on CS directions including providing of remaining tap connections to schools and anganwadi centers of the UT thus achieving 100 per cent target within one month, tendering out of all works of JJM in six districts of Pulwama, Shopian, Bandipora, Reasi, Samba and Udhampur within one week, formulation of directory of all sources of Water Supply Schemes in J&K indicating location, discharge and water quality parameters, quality assessment of Village Action Plans (VAPs) formulated by Gram Panchayats and Jal Shakti, Public Health Engineering Departments by Water Resources Regulatory Authority and independent assessment of functional household tap connections provided during the year 2020-21 on sample basis.
Mission Director was informed that action regarding all these directions has been initiated and all concerned have been given necessary directions to ensure total implementation of CS instructions in the given timelines.
Mission Director also emphasized the need for technical manpower, requisite infrastructure and relevant machinery to be procured for accreditation of all water testing laboratories by Nation Accreditation Board of Laboratories (NABL).
He directed the officers to ensure that Annual Action Plan 2021-22 is implemented holistically ensuring that the schemes to be completed this year do not spill over to the next year.
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