The Hindu     25.08.2012

Rs.178 crore sanctioned for water schemes

The State government has sanctioned Rs. 178 crore for taking up as many as 120 drinking water schemes to extend protected drinking water supply to all villages in the district in an expeditious manner.

Announcing this at a meeting with officials of Rural Water Supply and other government departments here on Friday, Collector Siddharth Jain said the government had given its nod for the proposals earlier sent by the district administration for initiating various drinking water schemes all over the district.