By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh
22nd October:- The Governor
of Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh V.P. Singh Badnore, laid the
foundation stone for the work of augmentation of City Water Supply scheme
against phase V & VI from Kajauli water works in water works sector 39 here
today in the presence of Kirron Kher, Member Parliament, Chandigarh, Surjit
Singh Rakhra, Minister, Water Supply and Sanitation, Punjab and Arun Sood,
Mayor of Chandigarh.
While addressing the gathering, the
Governor said that this city by virtue of its design, the layout and the
architecture has become world famous and made us all proud. As people and the
persons responsible for upkeep, maintenance and growth of this city, we all
have to make extra effort to see that Chandigarh residents including all of us
are provided with the best of infrastructure.
He said that with the start of this
water supply scheme phase 5 & 6, the Municipal Corporation has given best
gift to the residents of Chandigarh. He said that Smart City is not only called
by clean maintained roads and beautiful parks but the provision of best basic
services and infrastructure to the city residents. He said that with the
hard work of Punjab & Haryana Governments and MP, Mayor and officers of
Chandigarh, this big day has come to the residents of city. He stressed the need to utilize the
Tertiary treated water for irrigation of lawns and green areas which will
further help in meeting the needs of drinking water supply. We also need to
work on increasing the water level in Sukhna Lake, he added.
Speaking on the occasion, Kirron
Kher, Member Parliament, UT, Chandigarh said that based upon the availability
of water and present population in the city, the per capita per day consumption
is 242 Ltrs. The water requirement in Chandigarh has increased substantially in
the past years. Chandigarh is facing shortage of water especially during peak
summers during which the total demand of water reaches upto 113 MGD approximately
showing a deficit of 30 MGD. She
further said that in order to bridge the gap between the supply and demand and
to make city water supply 24x7 under Smart City and to reduce the dependency on
tubewells, 29 MGD of raw water has been proposed to augment the water supply
against phase V & VI from Kajauli Water Works.
Arun Sood, Mayor of Chandigarh said
that the matter of Water Supply Scheme Phase 5 & 6 was discussed and
necessary consent was sought from the Governments of Punjab & Haryana for
withdrawal of 40 MGD raw water from Bhakra Main line. After obtaining the
consent from Punjab and Haryana, 50% project cost amounting to Rs. 98 crores
was deposited by MC to GMADA who is executing the project from Kajauli upto
village Jandpur.
He said that the further work of
pumping 35 MGD raw water (after giving 5 MGD share to Punjab) from Jandpur up
to water works, Sector 39 is to be executed by the Municipal Corporation,
Chandigarh. The land measuring 2 acres at Jandpur has already been acquired by
GMADA and given to MCC at the cost of Rs. 3 crore.
He further said that the work of
laying, testing and commissioning of M.S. Rising main from Jandpur to Water
works, Sector 39, Chandigarh has been allotted amounting to Rs. 21,45,59,004.
This work will take a time period of approximately 9 months to complete, he
added. The Mayor thanked the Chief Ministers of Punjab & Haryana for taking
care of Chandigarh.
