Bihar Government Cancels Rs 3,600 Crore Rural Water Supply Tenders

The Bihar government has cancelled Rs 3,600 crore worth of rural water supply tenders due to irregularities found during an inquiry. Public Health Engineering Minister Niraj Kumar Singh stated that revised tenders will be floated soon. The tenders were originally issued under the previous Mahagathbandhan regime.

The Bihar government has taken a decisive action by cancelling tenders for rural water supply works worth Rs 3,600 crore, announced Public Health Engineering Minister Niraj Kumar Singh in a press briefing on Friday.

An inquiry by the department revealed that the due process was not followed and many areas were not adequately covered, leading to the cancellation of these tenders, which were floated during the previous Mahagathbandhan government. Earlier, the department had already nullified 350 tenders worth Rs 826 crore.

The minister revealed that further steps are being taken to float revised tenders promptly. These tenders were crucial for installing hand pumps and mini water supply systems in rural Bihar. The government is also planning to install solar mini piped water supply systems in these areas.

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