Kulgam : As part of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Fortnight, Mission Director (MD) JJM, Dr.G.Nabi Itoo who is also Prabhari Officer to Panchayat Halqa D.H.Pora on Thursday visited Damhal Hanjipora to witness the proceedings of a special Gram Sabha convened to certify the village as Har Ghar Jal by declaring that all the 603 households have now access to adequate and safe drinking water through taps within the premises.
The MD was accompanied by SDM, Bashir Ul Hassan, OSD, Executive Engineer, Jal Shakti and other Tehsil level officers.
He also visited the Filtration Plant at D.H.Pora to check the water quality parameters in presence of the community members to get assurance about the quality of water being supplied.
While addressing the special Gram Sabha, Dr. Itoo urged the community to take part in the water management and operation & maintenance of the water supply systems like distribution system, service reservoirs and filtration plants for which various capacity building programs are being conducted all across the J&K by the Jal Shakti Department.
The MD then visited Govt Hr. Sec School D.H.Pora to interact with the school children who were participating in a debate and painting competition on water conservation and climate change being organized in collaboration with the Mission Directorate, Jal Jeevan Mission. He felicitated the best performing students.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Itoo said that the current week is celebrated as water festival during which impetus on Inspection of ongoing JJM works is being given with special focus on awareness on water conservation, water quality and partnering with the stakeholders for ensuring the sustainability and functionality of the water infrastructure being created under Jal Jeevan Mission.
