JJM project should be completed in time: J&K BJP Secretary Arvind Gupta

Jammu and Kashmir BJP Secretary Arvind Gupta has expressed his grave concern over the media report that Jammu & Udhampur districts of the Union Territory are lagging behind in completing the water projects under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). He said that it is a Central Government’s project with fixed deadline that by 2024 every household has to be provided tap water supply. It is most unfortunate to learn from the report that both, Jammu and Udhampur, are among the worst performing districts under the mission and that the performance of both these districts is not up to the mark as nearly half of the households are still waiting to get fresh tap water connections.

Arvind Gupta said that till now, as reported, in Udhampur district, only 54.45 per cent households have got fresh water connections and in Jammu just 54 per cent have been able to get this facility.

The BJP leader said that Narendra Modi government is committed to provide all the basic amenities to the people at their doorsteps. Jal Jeevan Mission is one such flagship programme of the Modi-led government launched on August 15, 2019, which is a great initiative to benefit large population and need to be completed in time bound manner.

Arvind Gupta further said that while it is appreciable that in Jammu and Kashmir UT, some districts are amongst the best performers in the entire country having 100 per cent tap water supply under Jal Jeevan Mision, responsibility should be fixed on the officials supervising such works of water schemes in the worst performing districts and immediate and effective steps should be taken to speed up the works to ensure that no areas is left uncovered by 2024, he said.