Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Santosh Sukhadeve reviewed the progress of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in the district with the officers on January 29. 

Deputy Commissioner took a detailed review of the work and progress of Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) for providing safe and adequate drinking water under the JJM scheme in the district. He emphasized that 100 percent FHTC coverage under the JJM has to be achieved by July 15, 2022. He also appealed people of Kargil to help the administration in achieving the 100 percent FHTC target and make it a Jan Abhiyan so that safe and assured drinking water is provided to every rural household on priority.

He also inquired from the engineers about the pending DPR allotments and directed them to complete the pending allotments by February 15, 2022. The engineers were asked to inform him in case any contractor doesn’t work so that erring can be blacklisted. He also asked them to submit a detailed action plan within a week's time.

DC Santosh instructed the Superintending Engineer, Executive Engineer, and third-party inspection agency to visit JJM Pashkum and Kaksar site physically in order to witness the issues occurring related to the implementation of JJM. All the AEEs were asked to submit details about the number of villages, no. of habitations to be covered, no. of DPRs made so far, no of tendered and allotted DPR, reason of pending DPRs (if any DPR is pending), no of schools and Anganwadi centres, number of pipes available, no of pipes required and the action plan must be submitted as soon as possible. Further, the CPO was asked to prepare a list of district officers who can be made in charge of various villages for monitoring the progress and resolving the issues, if any.

The concerned officers informed about the fully equipped Water Testing Laboratory.