Chandigarh/Gurdaspur, August 18:
Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian on Monday inaugurated new water supply schemes constructed at a cost of Rs.1.11 crore in villages Naharpur and Narowali of Dera Baba Nanak Assembly constituency. He was accompanied by Dera Baba Nanak MLA S. Gurdeep Singh Randhawa and AAP District President and Chairman District Planning Committee Gurdaspur Sh. Joban Randhawa. The Cabinet Minister also planted saplings at both water scheme sites.
After dedicating both the water supply schemes to the public, Cabinet Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian said that the Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann-led government is providing potable drinking water to 100% of the state’s population. He informed that in village Naharpur, Rs.62.36 lakh has been spent to provide potable water facilities to 153 households. He said these facilities included a deep bore well, a 25,000-liter tank, pipeline, solar panels, chlorinator and new water connections. Besides this, 48 toilets have been constructed in the village at a cost of Rs.7.20 lakh under the Swachh Bharat Mission.
Similarly, a water supply scheme has been dedicated to the public at a cost of Rs.48.68 lakh in village Narowali. He said that with the commencement of this scheme, 58 households in the village will receive potable water facilities. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, 27 toilets have been constructed in the village by incurring Rs.4.05 lakh.
While addressing the gathering, S. Hardeep Singh Mundian said that the Mann Government is committed to public welfare. He said that with the facility of 300 units of free electricity per month, over 90 percent of consumers of the state are receiving zero bills. He said that the state government has provided more than 55,000 government jobs in three and a half years. Significant reforms have been made under the “Sikhya Kranti” and “Sehat Kranti” initiatives. He said that from October 2025, the Mann Government will launch the Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana for the people, under which health insurance worth up to Rs.10 lakh will be provided to every family.
Expressing gratitude to Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann and Water Supply and Sanitation Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian, MLA S. Gurdeep Singh Randhawa said that both water supply schemes have been completed in record time, adding that since the AAP government came to power in the state, 13 water supply schemes have been implemented in Dera Baba Nanak Assembly constituency at a cost of Rs.6.82 crore. Besides this, 54 Community Sanitary Complexes have been constructed in the constituency with Rs.1.62 crore. During this period, 1,480 toilets are being constructed in the constituency at a cost of Rs.13.4 crore, of which 898 have been completed while work on the remaining 582 will be completed soon.
Prominent among others who were present on this occasion included SDM Jyotsna Singh, Chief Engineer Rajesh Dubey, SE Narinder Singh, XEN Vijay Kumar, XEN Dhaliwal, SDO Kanwarjeet Singh Rattra, SDO Rahul, Tehsildar Rajinder Singh, Chairman Balwinder Singh Haruwal, Sarpanch Narowali Hansa Singh, Sarpanch Naharpur Kashmir Singh, Sarpanch Khaddar Rajwinder Kaur and others.
