Govt. To Identify All Habitations Not Covered BY Protected Water Supply Schemes

Only about 41.20 per cent of the inhabitations in Telangana State have been covered so far under rural water supply (RWS) schemes, and of the total of 27,129 habitations in the State, 13,156 do not have adequate drinking water supply. Around 1847 habitations have fluoride problem and need to be addressed at the earliest.
These facts were brought out at a review meeting held by the Minister for Pancyahati Raj and Rural Development, K T Rama Rao, with the senior officials.

The Minister wanted the department to take all out steps to identify all habitations which have not been covered under any of the PWS (protected water supply) schemes. The Minister also asked the department to come up with a plan to improve the sustainability of the PWS schemes by taking up water harvesting and conservation structures. He said that an integrated comprehensive approach needed to be taken up for the fluoride-affected villages in Nalgonda district. He said that a task force has to be set up to plan out a strategy for Rural Water Supply.