JAMMU, Dec 20: Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment, Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana, today inaugurated a tube well at Panch Mandir, Channi Himmat. MLA, Ch. Vikram Randhava along with other officers and local residents were also present on the occasion.
After inaugurating the tube well, Javed Rana said that commissioning of the tube well will augment water supply in the area and provide much needed succor to the residents.
It is pertinent to mention that Javed Rana had recently directed for inauguration of tube wells that are ready to be functional. Emphasizing the importance of adhering to quality standards, Javed Rana called for strenuous efforts to complete the pending works on other two tube wells in Sanjay Nagar and Bhour Camp, within the set deadlines.
The tube-well at Channi will be having a capacity of 2.00 lac gallons of water with a safe discharge of 10,000 gallons/hr.
The tube-well is part of augmentation of water supply in water deficit areas of Channi Himmat, Sanjay Nagar and Bhour Camp under which 3 tube wells were proposed to be drilled with other allied civil and mechanical infrastructure. Work on other tube wells in Sanjay Nagar and Bhour Camp is underway.
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