By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who virtually chaired the State Cabinet meeting on Sunday from Japan, has approved drinking water projects for Cuttack-Koraput –Balangir- Nabarangpur under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
As many as 2,46,340 people of 375 villages under 52 panchayats Koraput and Nabarangpur districts will be benefitted by the drinking water projects worth Rs 479,50,00,000 that will be completed within 24 months. As many as 3 lakh people will be benefitted by the drinking water projects in Bolangir.
The Cabinet gave its nod for execution of a rural piped water supply project in Cuttack with an allocation of Rs 153,51,25,281 and timeline 24 months. The project will cater to the needs of 1,47,542 people of 23 panchayats under Tangi-Choudwar block in Cuttack district.
