Raj govt sanctions over Rs 20 cr for water during summers

Jaipur: To provide drinking water at public places in state during summers, Rajasthan Government has sanctioned Rs 20.68 crore.

Water will be made available through tankers and other sources in areas which are facing water crisis, Principal Secretary Public Health and Engineering department, Purshottam Agrawal said on Tuesday.

He said that departmental action will be taken against engineers if any of them did not ensure proper water supply in the rural as well as urban areas.

The desert state faces water crisis during the summer season as level of ground water in most of the zones has gone deeper.

PTI