BICHOLIM: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday appealed to citizens to reduce the wastage of treated water and urged them to inculcate habits of reusing and recycling water.
He was speaking at the launch of the Information, Education and Communication (IEC) and Capacity Building Programme under the Jal Jeevan Mission at Ravindra Bhavan, Sakhali.
The chief minister said Goa is the first state to achieve ‘har ghar nal se jal’ scheme and appreciated the work of PWD officials for achieving this.
“Participation of the public in any government mission is very important. Mission like Swayampurna Goa cannot be accomplished without the participation of sarpanch, panchs and various other organisations,” said the chief minister .
PWD minister Deepak Pauskar, speaking about the Jal Jeevan Mission, said Goa is far ahead of other states in implementing this project.
The minister appealed to the public to take benefit of the ongoing OTS scheme introduced by the PWD to help water consumers to settle their dues.