More than 66,000 houses – 60,000 inGayaand 6,000 in Bodh Gaya – started getting pure and treatedGanga waterfor drinking purpose as chief minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated theGangaWater Supply Scheme.
The CM inaugurated the scheme by lighting the ceremonial lamp and unveiling the plaque by pressing the button of a remote at Mahabodhi cultural centre in Bodh Gaya. “We had started the scheme in 2019 and decided to bring Ganga water to Gaya at any cost. The promise has been fulfilled and the people of Gaya and Bodh Gaya have started getting Ganga water,” the CM said.
He added 135 litres of Ganga water would be made available per house. “Around Rs 4,175 crore has been spent over the project. Under the scheme, floodwater is lifted from Hathidah in Patna and supplied to the households in Rajgir and Gaya after treatment. Now, all the 53 wards of Gaya and nine wards of Bodh Gaya will get Ganga water through pipeline. People of Nawada will get the Ganga water by next year,” Nitish said.
He added the state guesthouse under construction near Mahabodhi cultural centre would be completed by next year.
The CM also inaugurated another Ganga water booth at Ramsagar in Gaya town. From Ramsagar, the CM reached world heritage Mahabodhi Mahavihara in Bodh Gaya and offered prayers for peace and prosperity in the cstate.