A team of experts from the City of Aarhus, Denmark, visited Jaipur over the weekend to chalk out a plan of action for the development of urban water sector during the next three years in Rajasthan. The State government had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on May 19 for bringing efficiency to the water distribution system.
A steering committee will also be appointed here shortly in terms of the MoU to improve the quality of urban drinking water, reduce non-revenue water or sewage, plan recycling of waste water management and evolve solutions for rejuvenation of rivers. The ground water aquifer mapping is also an important aspect of the agreement.
Denmark’s delegation visited Bhilwara and Jhunjhunu district’s Nawalgarh to study the water supply systems operating in the two towns. City of Aarhus’ Director (Planning) Louise Pepe said at an interaction with Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Subodh Agarwal, here that the cities in the State would be placed in three categories for ensuring the MoU’s implementation in different areas.
