VARANASI, May 3 -- Ensure clean water and irrigation access for all: U.P. Jal Shakti minister

Uttar Pradesh Jal Shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh on Saturday directed local public representatives and officials to ensure transparency and public participation in welfare schemes so that their benefits effectively reach the Antyodaya (the last person in the queue).

He emphasised that the Jal Shakti department is committed to ensuring that every farmer receives adequate irrigation and every household has access to clean drinking water.

According to a press communique, the minister issued these instructions after conducting a surprise inspection of government tube well number 59 MG in Lakhanpur village. The tube well, which plays a crucial...