Sonebhadra, Nov 22 (UNI) Showering praise on Uttar Pradesh government for being able to maintain acceleration in development even during the Corona crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid foundation stone of Rs 5555 crore 23 rural drinking water schemes in Vindhya region of the state under Jal Shakti Mission.
Expressing regret that the Vindhya and Bundelkhand regions of the state, which boasts of having rivers like Ganga, Sone, Shipra, Karmnasha, had to face water crisis due to government apathy since independence, he said now his government at the Centre and Yogi Adityanath's government in the state have taken up the task to rid people of these regions of drinking water problems.
"It is a matter of time when about 41 lakh people of about 3000 villages will get tap water in their homes, ' he announced while laying the foundation stone of the schemes at a virtual function in Sonbhadra in the presence of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and UP Jal Shakti Minister Mahendra Singh.