AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with villagers of Gujarat as part of the ‘Gram Sabha’ programme to mark Gandhi Jayanti on October 2, the state government informed on Wednesday.
Government spokesperson and education minister Jitu Vaghani said in Gandhinagar that Gujarat is one of the five states where villagers will have a two-way communication with the PM. “The Gram Sabha programme will be held across the state at 11am on October 2 and villagers will interact with the PM,” Vaghani said.
He added that as part of the Jal Jeevan Mission of the central government, the state government has taken up the ‘Nal Se Jal’ project on a big scale in Gujarat. “Ever since the programme was announced on August 15, 2019, a lot of work has been done in Gujarat. Today, all the houses in 12,084 villages are getting piped drinking water,” the minister said.
He added that there are about 6,000 villages where 100% houses still do not get water through taps. “The state government has resolved to ensure 100% households are covered with piped water supply by October 2, 2022,” he said.
Vaghani added that a massive cleanliness drive will be undertaken across the state through the month of October.
