Raipur, July 10 -- In a significant step towards ensuring the long-term sustainability and efficient management of rural drinking water infrastructure, a high-level meeting on the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Policy under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 was held on Friday at Mantralaya (Mahanadi Bhawan).

The meeting, chaired by Chief Secretary Vikas Sheel, brought together senior officials of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department and Chhattisgarh Jal Jeevan Mission to deliberate on the policy framework and issue key directions for its implementation.

At the meeting, Chief Secretary directed that all the Nal-Jal schemes established across the state will be operated in accordance with the prescribed government standards. He emphasised th...