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Gandhinagar, Saturday: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today exuded confidence of
supplying potable tap water to 100 per cent homes in the state in next three years by 2022.
Speaking at the valedictory function of the 3-day Chintan Shibir on ‘Nal-se-Jal’ organized by
Gujarat Government’s Water Supply Department here, he said that an Action Plan has
been made to achieve this feat in Gujarat, even two years before the Prime Minister’s
dream of providing filtered water, health and educational facilities to all, by the 75 th
anniversary of Independence in 2024.
Mr. Rupani said that Budget allocation has also been made for the Action Plan. The work to
reach the last man in the last mile should not stop for want of funds. He described the
Chintan Shibir as the right time for the right job.
He congratulated the engineers of the department for changing the image of a water-deficit
state to a ‘Panidar Rajya’ in water recycling, reuse of treated water, water management and
desalination. The engineers have made impossible things possible by taking water to
remote areas of onetime drought-prone Saurashtra and Kutch region with the help of water
grid, pumping stations, etc. He regretted the state had to suffer from absence of basic
amenities like water, gutter and light even after 60-65 years of Independence.
Water Supply Department’s Principal Secretary J.P. Gupta said that over 300 officers from
33 districts are attending the camp to discuss design-to-distribution, with a view to realize
the dreams of the Prime Minister and Chief Minister.
Prominent among those present at the function included Water Supply Minister Kunwarju
Bavaliya, State Government’s Narmada and Water Supply Adviser Navlawala and GIDM
Director P.K. Taneja.
