The department is primarily responsible for supply of safe drinking water to rural as well as urban areas. This can only be achieved by ensuring that the demands for drinking water appropriately addressed in the context of the physical, environmental and social background of the State. At the same time, we need to ensure that this vital resource will continue to be sustainable for future generations to come. Rural water supply systems including Installation of hand pumps, mini water supply system, etc. in small habitations/wards with piped water supply system for every individual household. A massive exercise has been launched aiming at strengthening and restructuring of department, thereby reorienting it into a to facilitate prompt maintenance etc.