Date:08/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/08/stories/2008080855940700.htm
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Kerala

Minister’s assurance to Kerala

Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI: Union Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has assured the Kerala government that he will render all assistance to the State to tackle the problems in providing pure, safe and sufficient drinking water.

He made the promise to Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran who called on him here on Thursday and sought assistance for on-the-spot testing facility and fiscal help to tackle the problem of salinity in water in various parts of Kerala.

Mr. Singh said his Ministry was committed to providing safe drinking water in rural areas across the country under the Bharat Nirman programme by 2009.

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