PHED’s spl campaign addresses rural water supply woes

Jaipur: The Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Saturday conducted its fourth state-level special campaign to strengthen, streamline, and improve the reliability of rural drinking water systems across Rajasthan.Officials said the drive focused on providing prompt solutions to drinking water-related problems in villages. The department will continue organizing such special campaigns every Saturday across the state until June 30.“As part of the campaign, anticipating potential drinking water crises during the summer season, the department constituted 575 special teams across the state. These teams visited villages throughout the region to conduct thorough inspections of drinking water infrastructure; they identified issues present at the local level and ensured their immediate resolution,” stated a PHED official.According to a departmental release, the campaign delivered major on-ground results. A total of 662 defunct hand pumps were repaired and made functional again. Additionally, 475 pipeline leakages were fixed.Moreover, 1,598 other drinking water improvement works were completed during the exercise, further reinforcing infrastructure in rural areas.“The technical teams also resolved 2,687 complaints directly on-site,” a PHED official added.