World Bank studies Hazaribag water scheme feasibility

HAZARIBAG: A team of World Bank, headed by consultant Ajit Kumar, visited the district to assess the feasibility of implementation of the pure drinking water and community toilets scheme in the district with the assistance of the bank. The team also met deputy commissioner Manish Ranjan.
The team members wanted the DC to submit a detailed report in which focus should be given about the implementation as well as the problems faced by the district authorities in providing pure drinking water as well as construction of toilets.
The DC pointed out to the World Bank team that in villages people have favored construction of more community toilets than individual toilets.
"The non-availability of water testing laboratories in the district is one of the major problems the authorities are facing to ensure supply of potable water," the DC said. He suggested to the World Bank team leader to provide funds for setting up such laboratories in the district headquarters.
Ranjan told them that if his suggestions were accepted and the scheme was implemented, it would do a great justice to the administration for testing the sample of drinking water to the entire population both in urban as well as rural areas.
He said piped drinking water was distributed in 16 places in the district.