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MP Jiten bats for pure drinking water in Tripura Hills, demands hike in DWS budget from Centre
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MP Jiten bats for pure drinking water in Tripura Hills, demands hike in DWS budget from Centre
PHOTO : MP Jiten Chaudhury during question hours in parliament. TIWN File Photo from Lok Sabha TV

New Delhi/Agartala, April 23 (TIWN): Tripura East Lok Sabha MP Jiten Chaudhury in his speech at parliament stressed the need for safe drinking water for remote locations of country including Tripura.

In his speech Mp Jiten Chaudhury said :

"I like to share my few observances on the budget of Drinking Water & Sanitation for the year 2015-16. While we are considering this budget for adoption, must look into the following features of the country that 103.8 million families are lacking safe drinking water. One out of our two children are malnourished. Only 33% of our population having the access to traditional sanitation. 21% of diseases are water related and nearly 80% of unnatural deaths caused due to water borne diseases. So, the budgetary planning of Drinking Water & sanitation should be a comprehensive in one hand and with a long term perspective to cater the need of 1.6 billion population expected by 2050.

                It is very unfortunate and shocking that since UPA's time and now NDA despite of exhorting popular slogans nothing achievable programmes are being undertaken. PM, Narendra Modi's Swach Bharat programme is apparently good as a vision, but not tuned to mission. The budgetary slash in comparison to the previous years shall obviously dwarf the vision.

I appeal to the Government, to prepare a perspective plan to cover all the hamlets in the country by safe drinking water, both quality and quantity wise and to provide sulav latrines to all the household and public places by next three years. There should not be any fees or charges for drinking water and the entire programme should be completed under mission mood.

Application of latest science and technology both in sanitation programme and creating drinking water sources, preserving the traditional sources and rain water harvesting should be given priority. The technology should be based on the choice of the community and driven by massive awareness generation and public acceptance.

As I come from Tripura, a hilly State, the funding norms prescribed by the Central Government found very negative and unaffordable. I appeal, no State should not be burdened for DW&S like programmes, if they are self sufficient otherwise. Government of Tripura has been implementing a holistic and time bound programme to cover each and every household by sulav toilet, stop open defecation and provide 24X7 safe drinking water sources up to the hill top. The Government of India may extend its support generously that the programme is achieved within stipulated time.

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