Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik launched the ‘Jal sathi’ program which will ensure supply of safe drinking water to all households in the state. During the programme launch, he distributed water quality testing kits and POS (point of sale) machines to women volunteers being called as- ‘Jalasathi’. About Jalshakthi Implementation: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Water Corporation of Odisha (WTACO) and women federations in Bhubaneswar (Odisha Capital) for implementation of ‘Jalsathi’ programme. Coverage:Initially, the ‘Jalsathi’ programme will be implemented in as many as 8 wards of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) under the 5T initiative of housing and Urban Development.
