Port Blair, May 8: On behalf of Bharaitya Janata Party, A & N Islands, Shri K. Ramdas, State General Secretary-BJP, A & N Islands and Shri N. K. Udhaya Kumar, State President- BJ Yuva Morcha, A&N Islands today met the Principal Secretary, APWD Shri Candavelu, IAS as well as Shri Sudhir Mahajan, IAS, Secretary, Shipping & Power and discussed the issue of acute water crisis. During the discussion the delegates from BJP suggested measures to improve the water source:-

• Activating old water sources inside Municipal Area including Well, Bore wells, Lakes, Ponds etc.
• Installation of new bore wells for time being.
• Separate fund/Package for Gram Panchayats to clean & activate old water sources and to enhance its distribution system.
• Completion of Rutland Project at earliest.
• Completion Sweet Water Lake project at earliest.
• Constructing more Water Treatment Plants.
• Improving/Building Water Storage Tanks.