Foundation Stone for Drinking Water Project | 03 Sep 2024
Why in News?
Recently, the Bihar government laid the foundation for a Rs 1,347 crore project to supply Sone river water for drinking in Aurangabad, Dehri, and Sasaram.
Key Points
- Additional Initiatives: Inaugurated and laid foundations for a state industrial training institute, tech labs, street lights, and Anganwadi centers in Dehri, Rohtas district.
- Distributed a cheque of Rs 74.17 crore to 1,864 self-help groups under the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project (BRLP), known as JEEVIKA.
- JEEViKA: Funded by the World Bank, it is a rural social and economic empowerment programme that comes under Bihar’s rural development department.
Sone River
- The Son River, also known as the Sone River, is a perennial river that flows through central India.
- The Son River is the 2nd-largest southern (right bank) tributary of the Ganges after the Yamuna River.
