The Public Health Minister, Mr Avtar Henry, today said that 45 rural water supply schemes covering 96 villages in Ghanaur and Bhunerheri blocks of Patiala district had been made functional. Because of floods and power failure, these schemes were lying closed for the past few days.He said that in the remaining villages where water supply schemes could not be made functional till last evening, the Public Health Department was supplying drinking water through tankers.