Nitish reviews schemes for creating employment opportunities for labourers

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

on Sunday reviewed steps being taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 and schemes to create employment opportunities during the lockdown period in the state.

Kumar told officials to expedite work relating to seven resolves that include - providing piped drinking water to every household, pucca road and drainage, construction of toilets, renovation of ponds under Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali and MNREGA schemes.

The state government intends to provide more and more employment opportunities to labourers so that they do not face any difficulties in getting work, Kumar said, according to an official release.

He asked officials to expedite digging of ponds measuring less than an acre of land under MNREGA. He also asked them to expedite the Water Resources departments work being carried out for anti-erosion and embankment strengthening.

These measures would provide work opportunities to people and labourers, the CM said, adding that local labourers ...