No piped water supply scheme shall be abandoned or left defunct in Assam.
This was stated by Assam PHE minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass.
Dass said this while replying to a query by Congress MLA Asif Mohammad Nazar in the Assembly.
Minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass said that all water supply projects in Assam will be revived and none will be abandoned.
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Assam PHE minister Ranjeet Kumar Dass further informed the House that there are a total of 1836 defunct piped water supply schemes in the state at present.
He, however, said that 6,027 water supply schemes are functional in Assam presently.