DRD to implement rural water supply projects in 655 villages in 2025-26 FY
PLANS have been set to implement rural
water supply projects in 655 villages across the nation in 2025-26 financial
year, said U Soe Maung, the director of the Department of Rural Development,
under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development.
In so doing, villages will be
categorized into four groups. These are the villages with water scarcity, the
villages with water insufficiency, the villages with unsafe water and the
villages with safe water.
“The department will allocate some K9
billion from the State budget to implement projects in 655 villages in the
entire nation. Among these projects, some projects are undergoing but some
projects are at the stage of tender invitation. The water supply projects with
the use of interest incomes from the emerald green project are being
implemented as usual. The emerald green project covers more than 1,000
villages per year. Although the earlier number counts for 655 project villages,
if the department spends incomes from interest of the emerald green project,
number of project villages will be more than 1,000,” said the director.
During this financial year, the rural
water supply projects have been implemented since April and May this financial
year. As such, some of these projects have completed. The Department of Rural
Development is striving to meet the target of supplying safe drinking water to
all rural people in 2030. — ASH/TTA
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