{
  "id": 15218771,
  "title": "₹2.07 Crore Spent, Not A Drop At Home! MP's Sendhwa MLA Montu Solanki Questions Nal-Jal Yojana Implementation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/2-07-crore-spent-not-a-drop-at-home-mps-sendhwa-mla-montu-solanki",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T14:44:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/207-crore-spent-not-a-drop-at-home-mps-sendhwa-mla-montu-solanki-questions-nal-jal-yojana-implementation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sendhwa MLA Montu Solanki raised questions about the implementation of the Nal-Jal Yojana in Jhirijamli village after an inspection showed that residents had not yet received water despite Rs 2.07 crore being allocated for the project. During his visit alongside Public Health Engineering officials, villagers, including women, expressed their frustration, stating they continued to travel long distances daily to fetch drinking water. They accused officials of repeatedly promising to resolve the issue without completing the necessary work. Villagers revealed that a borewell had been built without installing a motor pump, while sections of the pipeline had been laid above ground, contradicting guidelines that mandate the pipes to be buried roughly three feet deep. They also expressed concerns over electricity bills around Rs 12 lakh issued to the gram panchayat. Solanki challenged the department's claim, as reported in the Assembly, that water supply had begun in 53 of the 70 villages covered by the scheme. An official stated that the work would take eight days to complete. Solanki instructed the department to ensure household water supply by the deadline, investigate the quality of the pipelines, and address the electricity billing issues. He cautioned against any discrepancies between official assurances and the actual conditions on the ground.",
  "summary": "Sendhwa (Madhya Pradesh): Sendhwa MLA Montu Solanki questioned the implementation of the Nal-Jal Yojana in Jhirijamli village after an inspection revealed that households had not received water despite Rs 2.07 crore being sanctioned for the project. During his visit with Public Health Engineering (PHE) officials, villagers, including women, complained that they still had to travel long distances…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}