Srinagar, Sep 5: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said that his government has flagged supply of protected drinking water as one of the most important concerns and measures are afoot to make remarkable achievement in the sector.
 Reviewing the flagship programmes under execution in PHE and Irrigation sectors in the State at a meeting here, he said that the numerous schemes launched in these sectors have started yielding encouraging results.
 “While we are concentrating on universalising  drinking water supply facility across the State, the focus is on upgrading and improving the irrigation potential to make new strides  in agricultural production”, he added.
 On the occasion, the Minister for PHE and Irrigation, Taj Mohi-ud-Din gave details of the schemes and measures taken in these sectors. The Minister said that various flagship programmes under implementation in the State with central funding would give considerable flip to the efforts of the government in covering all the habitations and entire population under protected drinking water supply programme.
 Taj said that under a comprehensive programme all the water supply schemes in the State would be fitted with filtration plants. He said that filtration plants have been installed in 400 water supply schemes out of 900 such schemes. He said the facility for the rest would be completed within next two years.

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