Guwahati, Mar 9 (PTI) Assam government has come in for flak from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India for failing to provide drinking water to towns under urban water supply projects despite the perennial Brahmaputra river flowing through the state.
None of the 87 towns, declared urban localities as per the 2001 census, out of the total 125 towns in the state get adequate water supply, the CAG said adding that only eight towns have been partially covered under the water supply scheme. In the rest, the scheme is yet to be implemented.
As per norms, a state level committee (SLC) is to be formed for considering the detailed projects reports (DPR) but audit scrutiny revealed that the SLC was not formed and therefore all the projects were selected without its approval.
None of the 87 towns, declared urban localities as per the 2001 census, out of the total 125 towns in the state get adequate water supply, the CAG said adding that only eight towns have been partially covered under the water supply scheme. In the rest, the scheme is yet to be implemented.
As per norms, a state level committee (SLC) is to be formed for considering the detailed projects reports (DPR) but audit scrutiny revealed that the SLC was not formed and therefore all the projects were selected without its approval.
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