98 percent water supply schemes restored in State : Deputy CM

SHIMLA 10th September, 2025

Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri today said that despite adverse conditions caused by the recent heavy rains in the state, the Jal Shakti Department has promptly and dedicatedly restored 12,007 water supply schemes on a temporary basis. This accounts for nearly 98 percent of the total affected schemes.
He appreciated the efforts of the department’s officers and staff who worked tirelessly to restore the schemes in difficult circumstances round the clock to provide relief to the affected people.
Sh. Agnihotri said that in total, 12,281 water supply schemes were damaged due to the heavy rainfall and out of these, 12,007 had already been restored. The total loss to the affected water supply schemes was estimated around Rs. 925.85 crore.
The Deputy Chief Minister further said that 2,624 irrigation schemes were also affected in this disaster resulting an estimated damage of Rs. 244.19 crore. In addition, 115 flood protection works incurred losses of Rs. 55.81 crore, 183 sewerage schemes sustained damages worth Rs. 64.33 crore and 391 hand pumps suffered losses to the tune of Rs. 1.20 crore. Altogether, 15,594 schemes were affected in the state, with the total estimated loss assessed at Rs. 1,291.37 crore.
He said that the restoration of water supply and sewerage schemes remains the top priority of the government. The government was fully committed to provide basic facilities to the people and all affected schemes would be restored permanently at the earliest.