Centre Plans Massive Push For Drinking Water Supply Infrastructure, Launches Stock-Taking Survey In 10 Cities To Begin With
by Arun Kumar Das - Feb 17, 2021 04:41 AM
Mission to supply water to all urban households.
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The ministry has decided to launch a pilot âPey Jal Survekshanâ in 10 cities â Agra, Badlapur, Bhubaneswar, Churu, Kochi, Madurai, Patiala, Rohtak, Surat and Tumakuru.
Based on the learnings of the pilot survey, this exercise will be extended to all Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) cities.
Aiming at providing universal coverage of water supply to all households through functional taps in all 4,378 statutory towns, the Centre has launched a survey to collect data on drinking water in 10 cities under the Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban).
₹58-crore plant at Aruvikkara was built using Central and State government funds
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new 75-mld water treatment plant (WTP) at Aruvikkara, billed as the solution for the drinking water woes of the State capital, on Friday.
Constructed by the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), the plant promises an additional 75 million litres daily (mld) to the city regions. Mr. Modi will attend the function, scheduled to be held at 4.30 p.m., via videoconference.
The ₹58-crore plant was constructed using funds provided by the Centre and State governments and the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation under AMRUT.
Survey on drinking water launched in 10 cities
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It will collect data on equitable distribution with respect to quantity and quality, says Ministry
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It will collect data on equitable distribution with respect to quantity and quality, says Ministry
A survey on the condition of drinking water, waste water management and water bodies in 10 cities was launched by the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry on Tuesday as the first step under the newly announced Jal Jeevan Mission-Urban (JJM-U).
The pilot survey would be conducted in 10 cities and later in all 500 cities under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), said HUA Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra. It would collect data on “equitable distribution of water, reuse of waste water and mapping of water bodies with respect to quantity and quality through a challenge process”, a statement said.
Sewage treatment system for West Kochi hits fund hurdle
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Rate quoted by contractors higher than estimated cost
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Rate quoted by contractors higher than estimated cost
The three decentralised sewerage treatment systems for West Kochi under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (Amrut) scheme have hit a funding hurdle, further delaying the project that was conceived in 2016.
With the rate quoted by the three contractors being higher than the estimated cost, the State government and the Kochi Corporation are now going to have to decide who will bear the excess cost. The proposed treatment plants are to come up in Edakochi North, Edakochi South, and Perumpadappu.
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