Rudrapur, July 20 -- Uttarakhand Home Secretary Shailesh Bagauli conducted an inspection of various drinking water schemes in Rudrapur and Gadarpur development blocks during his tour of Udham Singh Nagar district, a release said on Sunday.

As part of the visit, Secretary Bagauli thoroughly assessed the quality of the ongoing schemes, the status of functional household tap connections (FHTC), and the effectiveness of the drinking water supply across the region.

He reviewed the quality of a 300 mm diameter, 210 meter-deep, 500 LPM capacity tube well and 100 KL vertical reservoir with 17-meter staging in Danpur Ekal Gram Drinking Water Scheme, which was found to be excellent. Under the scheme, FHTC connections have been provided to 314 fam...