SRINAGAR: The Public Health Engineering (PHE) department has commissioned 25 new Water Supply Schemes (WSSs), constructed at a cost of Rs 52.08 crore, in the Kashmir valley during this fiscal, ending September 2013.
Besides, 747 major and minor WSSs are under execution at an estimated cost of Rs 1,424 crore in the Valley, which are at different stages of completion, officials said here.
The majority of areas of Kashmir Valley will be covered with the safe drinking water on their completion.
Besides, as many as 508 schools have been provided with the drinking water facility by the department during the current financial year.
As a part of implementation of reformative measures, the Department has also installed as many as 627 water meters in commercial establishments across the Valley.
The process of installation of water meters in the commercial as well in domestic establishments has been expedited to achieve the targets.
They said installation of water meters is a part of reforms envisaged by the Central Government in order to make the State self-reliant in generating its own resources to improve the drinking water scenario as also to improve the financial health of the State.
The consumers in all states are paying for water usages, so the people of State have also to develop a habit to pay for this essential commodity. Giving details about the progress about Irrigation and Flood Control Sector, they informed that as many as 377 major and minor schemes have been taken up at an estimated cost of Rs 1433.45 crore.
Out of these 80 schemes stand completed during previous fiscal and 36 are targeted during the current fiscal. A cumulative expenditure of Rs 393.50 crore has been made on these schemes by ending September, 2013.
