The Himachal Pradesh government said today that the unprecedented water scarcity state capital Shimla faced this May-June would not be allowed to recur as several steps had been taken to ensure adequate supply.
Irrigation and Public Health Minister Mahender Singh gave this assurance to the state Assembly while replying to a discussion initiated by opposition MLAs Anirudh Singh and Vikramaditya Singh.
Mahender Singh said water scarcity was overcome within a fortnight as a number of steps were taken under the supervision of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
"No shortage of water will be allowed to remain in Shimla. The world bank funded water scheme will be implemented in a time-bound manner. Had Virbhadra Singh-led previous Congress government taken adequate steps, the state capital would have not witnessed such shortage," the minister said.
Earlier Congress MLAs Asha Kumari, Anirudh Singh and Vikramaditya Singh flayed Mayor Kusum Sadret for visiting China leaving Shimla in the midst of the water crisis.
Kumari said water scarcity still existed in Shimla.
It is evident from news items published in local media stating that the Mayor was holding meetings to overcome the shortage, she said.
Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj said being an MLA from Shimla, he made several efforts to ensure availability of adequate water despite the fact his wife and son were not well at that time.
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