Mission Bhagiratha in Telangana
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a massive 40,000-crore Telangana state water grid
‘Mission Bhagiratha’, during his maiden visit to Telangana. Mission Bhageeratha is the brain child of
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao to provide safe drinking water through a pipeline at
Komatibanda, Gajwel in Medak district.
With this, about 67 thousand households of the Gajwel Assembly constituency will get safe drinking
water through a pipeline. The Prime Minister will be dedicating 1200 MW Singareni Thermal power
plant to the nation besides laying a foundation stone for the NTPC 1600 MW power plant and revival
of Ramagundam Fertiliser Plant on the occasion.
The objective of the Mission Bhagiratha, according to the official website, “is to provide 100 liters of
clean drinking water per person in rural households and 150 liters per person in urban households.
This project aims to provide water to about 25,000 rural habitations and 67 urban habitations.” Reports
say that the deadline for water to reach these households is March 2018.
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