Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Minister Rabi Narayan Naik concluded a three-day state-level review of mega rural piped drinking water supply projects, covering all 35 RWS&S divisions across Odisha.

The Minister held the review from December 10 to 12 at the MGNREGA Conference Hall and examined 207 projects across the Central, Northern, and Southern Revenue Divisions. He took a strict view of delays and warned agencies that missed deadlines with blacklisting and FIRs. He emphasised accountability as non-negotiable, given the importance of clean drinking water for rural households.

On the first day, the Minister reviewed 68 projects under 12 divisions in the Central Revenue Division, including Athagarh, Balasore, Baripada, Bhadrak, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapara, N

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