By Our Reporter

SHILLONG, Sep 23: The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) projects in Meghalaya have hit a major bottleneck, with payments of over Rs 700 crore yet to be paid to contractors.

Public Health Engineering Minister Marcuise N Marak on Tuesday said the state government is not at fault. He attributed the delay to procedural hurdles at the Centre’s end.

According to him, the original target for the JJM was March 31, 2024, but subsequent central government decisions are still pending. He said the deadline for the mission has been extended to 2028.

The release of funds is contingent on the completion of audits conducted under the Jal Shakti Ministry. Once these audits are cleared, the money earmarked will reach the state, allowing payments to resume.

The minister acknowledged that the del

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