Har Minister directs officials to ensure water supply

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : May 13 2016 | 6:42 PM IST
Haryana Public Health Engineering Minister M Ghanshyam Saraf today directed the officials to ensure adequate supply of drinking water in all villages and towns across the state.
"People block roads and organise protests due to inadequate drinking water supply during summer, which causes inconvenience to all sections of the society," the minister said in a statement.
He also said, "If any protest is held or road is blocked due to water problems in any village or town, the officers and officials of the area concerned would be held responsible."
Saraf directed the officers to take concrete steps to avoid wastage of water.
He said that the state government was committed towards providing adequate quantity of drinking water to the people.
All Superintending Engineers, Executive Engineers, Sub Divisional Engineers and Junior Engineers have been directed to ensure adequate supply of water in their areas concerned, he added.

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First Published: May 13 2016 | 6:42 PM IST

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