Special attention given to drinking water in budget

Dehra Dun, July 2 (UNI) The Budget presented by Uttarakhand Chief Minister B C Khanduri today has given special priority to drinking water supply in rural areas with a provision Rs 177 crore.

The Budget has also provided Rs 336.43 crore for various state sector programmes like urban drinking water and sewer pogrammes, rural drinking water programmes, drinking water at yatra routes, revival of dried streams and cleaning of important rivers of state.

Chief Minister, while reading out the Budget, said to provide pure drinking water to the public, 407 new hand pumps would be installed and 1423 handpumps repaired. Six tubewells would be started and 11 mini tubewells would be electrified. Besides 215 water tanks and 309 pillar type water tanks would be constructed on yatra routes UNI