A three-member delegation of the World Bank visited various areas under Mohanbhog block in Sonamura sub-division on Tuesday.
The delegation also paid visits to Farmer Producer Organizations at Telkajla and Kamrangatali villages. They inspected various agri facilities and interacted with the local farmers.
During interactions, the World Bank team made some suggestions so that the farmers can increase their production and sell their produce.
The delegation included two Indians and one Australian expert. They were accompanied by BOD Mohanbhog Mithun Das Chowdhury, Agriculture officer Rafiqul Islam and vice-chairman of Panchayat Samity Jitendra Das among others.
Tap water for 3,83,262 rural families
The state government provided free tap water connections to as many as 3,83,262 rural families under Atal Jaldhara Mission since 2019, according to Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb.
The Chief Minister, in a Facebook post on Monday mentioned that only 24,502 rural families had tap water connections in 50 years before launch of the scheme.
After the Atal Jaldhara Mission was launched in 2019, as many as 3,83,262 families were given free water connections in rural parts of Tripura, Deb added.
The Chief Minister also mentioned that 50.42 per cent of the rural families were now receiving the benefit of the scheme.
Atal Jaldhara Mission, one of the most important welfare projects of Biplab Kumar Deb–led government, is being implemented in war footing as a target has been set to ensure drinking water facility to every household by December this year.
Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation (DWS) Sushanta Chowdhury is frequently holding meetings with the officials concerned and taking reviews of the implementation status to achieve the target.
