Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to attend NITI Aayog meeting
Chennai, June 7
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay is likely to travel to Delhi to take part in the NITI Aayog meeting slated to take place on June 11.
This will be his second visit to the national capital as Chief Minister.
Vijay is likely to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and senior leaders of the Congress party.
During his first visit to the national capital as Chief Minister, Vijay had called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On Tuesday, Tamil Nadu government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Government to implement the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 (Uyir Neer Iyakkam) across the state.
The agreement was signed via video conferencing in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Union Minister for Jal Shakti CR Patil.
Senior officials from both the State and Union Governments participated in the virtual signing ceremony.
According to an official release, the agreement marks a significant step towards strengthening drinking water infrastructure and ensuring sustainable access to safe and adequate drinking water for households across Tamil Nadu.
The newly launched Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 aims to further enhance existing water supply systems, improve service delivery, and support long-term water security through highly coordinated efforts between the Centre and the State.
The push for upgraded water systems aligns directly with Chief Minister Vijay's administrative blueprint, the release said.
In his first speech after taking charge, the Chief Minister had explicitly vowed to direct the state's full attention toward upgrading basic amenities, with a specific focus on essential civic infrastructure.
— ANI
Reader Comments
Finally, some constructive work happening! Our village in Tiruvannamalai still depends on tanker water during summers. Hope this mission reaches rural areas too. Water is life, after all! 💧
Visiting Delhi for NITI Aayog plus meeting Amit Shah and Congress leaders? Now that's what I call political multitasking! 😂 But seriously, cooperation between Centre and State is crucial for projects like this. Hope it's not just photo ops and actual work happens.
I appreciate the CM's focus on basic amenities, as promised in his first speech. Our area in Chennai still gets only 2 hours of water supply daily. Let's see if these MoUs translate into real change on ground. Patience is key, but action is needed! 💪
Water security is a national priority, and TN's participation in Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 is a step in the right direction. But why does everything have to be a big political drama? Just do the work, politicians! 🙄
This is good news! As someone from a coastal village in Nagapattinam, I've seen how water scarcity affects daily life. Hope the state government ensures proper implementation and maintenance. Also, glad to see the CM engaging with both Centre and Opposition - that's mature politics. 👍
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