Guwahati: Expressing displeasure on delay in commissioning of water supply projects in Guwahati, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked the field monitoring and implementing agencies to expeditiously complete and operationalise the projects.
In a meeting with officials Sonowal reviewed the progress of water supply being implemented in Guwahati.
The Chief Minister also stressed on exploring potential of Brahmaputra river in fulfilling the drinking water needs of the people of the state. He then asked the department to develop a concept note for setting up drinking water packaging plants on both sides of the river and also other interventions to tap the excess water during monsoon.
In response to the Chief Minister’s direction, the MD, Jal Board apprised him about the present status of the projects and informed that both JNNURM and JICA projects would be partially commissioned in March 2019.
