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January 30, 2006
Prime Minister of India announces plan for safe drinking water
Manmohan Singh, the Indian Prime Minister announced in New Delhi today, a five point plan to assure the availablity of safe drinking water in the nation.
"First, we must eliminate the backlog and provide safe water to all remaining habitations which are either uncovered or have slipped back from full coverage. Secondly, we must address problems of water quality," he said, inaugurating the two-day conference of State and Union Territory Ministers in-charge of rural drinking water supply and rural sanitation.
Three other aspects of the plan were entrusting the responsibility of water supply management to local institutions; strengthening management of the environment; and spreading awareness of the link between good health and safe water supply.
The Prime Minister also assured that funding would not present an impediment to the implementation of the plan, as reported by The Hindu.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at January 30, 2006 11:34 PM
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