Congress, BJP now contest on water scarcity issue days ahead of SMC.
Summary: SHIMLA: Both the BJP and the Congress have been trying to woo the voters in Shimla using the water shortage issue ahead of the municipal corporation elections that is scheduled on Friday.
Singh said in order to ensure round the clock water availability in Shimla, government has resolved to implement Rs 100 crore another scheme shortly.
He added that the scheme for Satluj river is being funded by World Bank.
He said in order to cater to the needs of a population of 1.9 lakh people in Shimla, state government has already approved Rs 410 crore scheme that would be implemented soon.
SHIMLA: Both the BJP and the Congress have been trying to woo the voters in Shimla using the water shortage issue ahead of the municipal corporation elections that is scheduled on Friday.
While opposition leader Prem Kumar Dhumal has promised to find a permanent solution to the problem of water scarcity , chief minister Virbhadra Singh has claimed to soon implement the Rs 410 crore scheme to lift water from Satluj While addressing mediapersons in Shimla, Dhumal alleged that during previous BJP regime, the scheme to lift water from Satluj river was approved but later the Congress government did not make required efforts to implement the scheme.
Dhumal recalled that the Congress and the CPI(M) were responsible for the supply and distribution of water in the state last year when around 20,000 persons were affected by jaundice while 32 died by jaundice after the consumption of contaminated water.He said a four-year-old boy from Shimla was murdered and his body was dumped in the water tank from where water was supplied to VIP area for judges.
He added that the scheme for Satluj river is being funded by World Bank.
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