At the State Institute for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj’s MGNREGA Conference Hall in Bhubaneswar, a three-day state-level review meeting on massive rural piped drinking water delivery projects came to an end today. Major piped water supply projects carried out under all 35 RWS&S Divisions across Odisha’s three revenue divisions were evaluated during the evaluation, which took place from December 10 to 12.

Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water and Rural Development Minister Rabi Narayan Naik, who chaired the meeting, strongly objected to the delays and gave implementing agencies severe warnings. He stated unequivocally that any agency that missed deadlines would be placed on a blacklist and subject to formal complaints. The Minister declared, “Accountability in execution is non-negotiable,

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