Incomplete water supply projects to get priority: Govt

Update: 2010-09-15 00:00 GMT
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GUWAHATI, Feb 9 - Public Health Engineering Minister Rihon Daimary today told the State Assembly that as many as 1,362 water supply projects stand incomplete across the State.

Replying to a question by Jogen Mohan and a number of supplementary queries, the Minister said the Centre has already allocated Rs 41 crore for completion of the projects.

�The projects in which 75 per cent or more work has already been completed will be accorded priority,� the Minister stated.

�As far as the defunct water supply projects are concerned, they will be taken care of in a phased manner,� he pointed out.

The Minister also said that Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has already asked Principal Secretary PK Tiwari to look into the issues concerning non-functional water supply projects.

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