Punjab minister releases Rs 32 lakh for development of Khankot village

After receiving several complaints from the Khankot area of Amritsar of contaminated water supply in households, MLA Harbhajan Singh ETO, along with officials of the departments concerned, visited the area and interacted with people here on Thursday. Taking stock of the current situation, he instructed the officials to ensure that lapses are worked out and clean drinking water is supplied to every house.

His visit happened after several people from the area fell ill due to consuming contaminated drinking water supply. Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney too had visited the area after the incident on August 18 and marked a probe into what caused the contamination of drinking water. The Cabinet Minister said action will be taken against any official found guilty after the investigation.

He also released a grant of Rs. 32 lakh from his discretionary quota for development works in the area. Giving a one-month ultimatum for water and sanitation issues to be resolved to the department officials, ETO assured the villagers that he would visit Khankot again after a month and see the changed situation for himself.

He interacted with villagers to know the current situation and instructed the Health Department to ensure the provision of teams of doctors and medicines to help people in the area and if anyone faces any problem, then they should be treated immediately.