With the drinking water crisis deepening further, the State government on Wednesday appointed senior IAS officers as special officers to monitor the situation till July end and to mitigate the crisis to ensure adequate supply of drinking water in all urban and rural households on a daily basis. Chief Secretary A Santhi Kumari issued orders in this regard with immediate effect.
The special officers were instructed to visit the assigned districts immediately and focus on addressing the drinking water needs in the districts, in coordination with the district collectors and State-level departments. They were also instructed not to seek leave during this period.