Odisha Fast-Tracks Mega Piped Water Supply Projects with Tech-Driven, Coordinated Push

Bureau,Odishabarta

Bhubaneswar,( 05/07/25):In a decisive step towards accelerating the implementation of Mega Piped Water Supply (PWS) Projects, a high-level inter-departmental meeting was held at Lok Seva Bhawan on Friday under the chairpersonship of Anu Garg, Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary.

 District-Level Oversight: Project Management Units (PMUs) will be set up in every district to strengthen ground-level execution.

Community Involvement: Members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) will be trained to use Field Testing Kits (FTKs) for water quality checks and report findings through the Jal Jeevan Mission mobile app.

Organizational Overhaul: The department will study national best practices to restructure itself, moving from an infrastructure-centric to a service delivery-oriented model for rural water governance.

Pipeline Protection Measures: To prevent damage from unrelated civil works, a Government Resolution will mandate prior intimation of excavation through platforms like CBUD (Coordination Between Urban Departments). Additionally, GIS-based pipeline mapping will be adopted to protect assets and increase accountability

.Final Takeaway:

The meeting concluded with a united call for sustained, tech-enabled, and coordinated efforts to fulfill the state’s commitment to universal access to safe and reliable drinking water in rural Odisha. The strategic pivot to real-time digital governance and inter-departmental synergy marks a transformative shift in how public utilities are implemented in the state.

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