Uttarakhand: Secretary Shailesh Bagauli inspected drinking water schemes in Udham Singh Nagar

Secretary Drinking Water, Uttarakhand Government, Shailesh Bagauli inspected various drinking water schemes of development blocks Rudrapur and Gadarpur under the tour program of Udham Singh Nagar district. He made a thorough assessment of the quality of the schemes, the status of functional tap connections (FHTC) and the effectiveness of drinking water supply.

Danpur Single Village Drinking Water Scheme

Secretary Bagauli checked the quality of work of 300 mm diameter, 210 meter depth, 500 LPM capacity tube well and 100 KL, 17 meter staging vertical reservoir in Danpur Single Village Drinking Water Scheme, which was found to be excellent. Under the scheme, FHTC connections have been provided to 314 families. On the spot, 5 houses were selected and information was taken about water supply time, pressure and quality of water, which was satisfactory.

Raipur Ekal Gram Drinking Water Scheme

In Raipur Ekal Gram Drinking Water Scheme, the quality of tube wells of 300 mm diameter, 200 m depth, 700 LPM capacity and vertical reservoir of 150 KL, 20 m staging was inspected. Under this scheme, 532 families have been given FHTC connections. During the inspection, some villagers of Raipur village complained of pipeline leakage. On this, the Executive Engineer was instructed to immediately inspect and stop the leakage and send the compliance report to the headquarters within a week.

Sarovarnagar Bahul Gram Drinking Water Scheme

In Sarovarnagar Bahul Gram Drinking Water Scheme, the quality of tube wells of 300 mm diameter, 193 m depth, 500 LPM capacity and vertical reservoir of 100 KL, 17 m staging was also found to be of high level. Under the scheme, 521 families have been given FHTC connections. During the inspection, it was found that 25 families of Sarovarnagar village had refused to take tap connections. Secretary Bagauli directed that special efforts should be made to provide connections to these families and the work should be completed within a month.

Instructions on AMRUT-I scheme

Secretary Bagauli, while reviewing the AMRUT-I scheme, said that many consumers in two zones have not yet taken water connections. He directed the Executive Engineer to coordinate with the Municipal Commissioner and run a special public awareness campaign, so that people become aware of the benefits of piped water supply and are motivated to take connections.

He also directed that regular water quality testing should be done and the general public should be informed about the cleanliness, continuity and health utility of piped water supply as compared to hand pumps. Secretary Bagauli expressed dissatisfaction over some works not being completed yet under the AMRUT-I scheme. He said that a clear action plan should be made and a time-bound program should be sent to the headquarters within a week.

Inspection of FSTP

Secretary Bagauli also inspected the 25 KLD capacity Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) built in Rudrapur city. Here 10–12 sludge tankers are being effectively treated every day, the quality of which was found to be satisfactory. He directed that the estimated fecal sludge should be calculated daily on the basis of the population of the city and the average frequency of emptying of septic tanks and it should be compared with the actual quantity reaching the FSTP. If there is a difference between the two, then a practical action plan should be made to remove it.

On this occasion, engineers Bishan Kumar, Tarun Sharma, Sushil Bisht, Lalit Pandey, Chetan Chauhan, Ajay Srivastava along with local public representatives and villagers were present.