The work on the first phase of the “Jharkhand urban water supply improvement project” will start by the end of June in four urban local bodies, including Ranchi, after the finalisation of a three-tier loan negotiation between the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Union government and the Jharkhand government on Friday evening. “Under the first phase of the Jharkhand urban water supply improvement project, the scheme for water supply through taps in every house of Ranchi, Medininagar (Daltonganj), Jhumritilaiya and Hussainabad city will commence shortly by the end of this June. Advertisement “The work is estimated to be completed by the end of 2024 and would benefit nearly 5 lakh beneficiaries,” said Utkarsh Mishra, deputy project director of the Jharkhand Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (Juidco), a wing of the state urban development department.