Anupam Hazra
Anupam Hazra
Safe Drinking Water : The Task Ahead
Posted on 26 Sep, 2016 12:03 PMMore than 3.5 million hand pumps and over 100,000 piped water supply schemes have been installed in the country under the Rural Water Supply Programme. The total estimated cost for operation and maintenance (O&M) of this, at the present value, would be around Rs. 2,000 crore per year (10-15 per cent of the capital cost).