The government is working relentlessly to ensure safe and pure drinking water for every citizen in urban and municipal areas as part of its ongoing development agenda, Fisheries and Livestock State Minister Sultan Salauddin Tuku said today.

Various infrastructural development projects are being implemented across the country in line with the development programs announced by the Prime Minister to improve people’s living standards, the State Minister said.

Tuku was speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of a 680-cubic-meter capacity overhead water tank near the Eidgah field in Ward No. 6 of Tangail Municipality. The project is being implemented by the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) under the Water Supply System Expansion and Development Project.

The State Minister said that the construction of the overhead water tanks in Ward No. 6 and the Ashekpur Bypass area will significantly improve public health by providing local residents with seamless access to safe drinking water. Such initiatives will further accelerate the pace of local development, he added.

Prior to the event, Sultan Salauddin Tuku laid the foundation stone for another overhead water tank in the Ashekpur Bypass area to guarantee pure water supply for the town’s residents.

Sanjay Kumar Mohanta, Additional District Magistrate (General) and Administrator of Tangail Municipality; Mahmudul Haque Sanu, former member secretary of district BNP; local public representatives, municipal officials, and political leaders were present at the event, among others.