MLA Birla Launches Jal Jeevan Mission for Sanawad's Rural Communities

08 Aug 2023 CW Team

In a significant stride towards ensuring access to clean and safe drinking water for rural communities, MLA Sachin Birla laid the cornerstone for establishing a drinking water pipeline network under Jal Jeevan Mission in various villages across Sanawad. Conducting the auspicious bhoomi pujan, MLA Birla initiated the Jal Jeevan Mission projects with great enthusiasm and resolve. The projects are poised to benefit numerous villages, with the MLA allocating funds for water supply infrastructure development in each locality. In Bagda Bujurg village, the Jal Jeevan Mission project worth 7.444 million pounds was inaugurated, while in Tamoliya, the project's value stood at 7.549 million pounds. Similarly, the water supply scheme for Raijhar village was initiated with an investment of 5.181 million pounds, Toklay received funding of 7.322 million pounds, and Kalabard was allotted 4.478 million pounds for the water pipeline network's implementation.

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