The Centre has set the target of providing pure drinking water to every household in Meghalaya before the completion of 75 years of India’s Independence and 50 years of Meghalaya statehood in 2022.
This was stated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the inauguration of Greater Sohra Water Scheme costing Rs 25 crore.
Shah said that as part of the Prime Minister’s ambitious project Jal Jeevan Mission, the DONER Ministry and the Government of Meghalaya, under the North-East Special Infrastructure Scheme, drinking water through taps will be supplied to every household in the State.
“There is an ambitious programme to provide drinking water to 2,80,000 families in Meghalaya, which is clubbed into 1874 small projects,” he said.
Shah said the task of delivering such an ambitious project in this remote area is extremely important and challenging.
According to him, the Central government has so far allocated Rs 400 crore and as the work progresses further allocations will be made.
