Day-long workshop on JJM implementation organised for PRIs in Rajouri

Rajouri : Intending to ensure effective implementation of JalJeevan Mission and to raise awareness about the need of water conservation, the District Administration Rajouri Saturday organised a day-long workshop for the PRIs, here in the Conference Hall of the PWD DakBunglow.
The event was presided over by the District Development Council Chairman, ChowdharyNaseemLiyaqat in presence of ADDC/CEO DDC, Pawan Kumar; SE Hydraulics, JP Singh and CPO, Mohammad Khurshid were also present during the program.
Among the others, DDC Member Rajouri, Sai Abdul Rashid; DDC Member Thanamandi, Abdul Qayoom Mir; DDC Member Sunderbani, Arun Sharma; DDC Member Kalakote, Anita Thakur; DDC Member Darhal, Iqbal Malik; DDC Member Seri, Sangeeta Sharma; DDC Member Moughla, Shamim Akhter were present during the event.
BDC Rajouri, DarbarChowdhary; BDC Siot, Bal Krishan; BDC Nowshera, Bodh Raj; BDC Doongi, RaizChowdhary; BDC QilaDarhal, Khalid Firdoz; BDC Dhangri, Tazeem Akhter; BDC Plunger, Parveen Akhter and BDC Kalakote, Babu Khan; BDC Seri, Neena Sharma also attended the program.
While briefing the participants about the objectives of the JalJeevan Mission, the SE Hydraulics, JP Singh said that JalJeevan Mission was a centrally sponsored scheme launched by the Government of India with the objective to provide 100% tap water ‘HarGharNal Se Jal’ to all households.
He said the workshop was aimed at creating awareness among the general public regarding conservation, preservation and judicious use of water.
He also informed that the district has 129252 households, of which 67736 have functional tap water connection, while 61517 are yet to be covered.
Regarding the implementation of JJM, he informed that as many as 293 schemes have been approved for the district at an estimated cost of Rs 1723 crore. He also said that the work on all the schemes would be started shortly.
Giving details of the activities being undertaken to raise awareness among the public about water-related issues, the SE Hydraulics said that a series of IEC activities are being organized in Rajouri under JalJeevan Mission.
The IEC activities are being organised by the Implementation Support Agencies (ISA) to spread awareness about different aspects of water conservation. “To further strengthen water conservation and management, a Jal Shakti Kendra has been set up where the people can get their grievances registered”, he added.
Addressing the participants, the DDC Chairman said that JalJeevan Mission also envisages source sustainability measures as mandatory elements, such as recharge and reuse through grey water management, water conservation and rain water harvesting.
Referring to the role of the women in water conservation and management, he saidparticipation of maximum women was being encouraged in JalJeevan Mission as no one understands the worth of water better than them.
Stating that PRIs have to play a vital role for the successful implementation of the JalJeevan Mission, he asked the public representatives to work in tandem with the Jal Shakti Department for the better implementation of the program in the district for the larger public interest.