Puducherry to supply 20 litre free drinking water to areas facing quality issues
India TodayPuducherry Public Works Department Minister K Lakshminarayanan announced on Wednesday that the territorial government would begin supplying 20 litres of safe drinking water in cans, free of cost to households in areas struggling with access to quality water, from April 14. The announcement came in response to concerns raised by Independent member G Nehru alias Kuppusamy during question hour in the House, regarding the inferior quality of drinking water in the region. Additionally, he assured that steps were being taken to provide 20 litres of clean drinking water in cans, free of charge, to every affected household. In a related discussion, Civil Supplies Minister PRN Thirumurugan informed the House that the government would take steps to open ration shops in areas currently lacking them.
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