By SK.Vyas
Jalandhar, July 15, 2020: The district administration today pulled up its socks for ensuring 24X7 surface water supply for the residents of Jalandhar city.
Chairing a meeting here at the district administrative complex, the Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Ghanshyam Thori said that in order to reduce the load on the underground water as the water table was depleting very fast, 24X7 surface water supply would be provided to Jalandhar residents from Jalandhar Irrigation Canal near Adampur.
He said that this project would cost around Rs 808 crore under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) program, which would be completed in two-years.
Thori said that the administration had finalized the land in three villages and the process of acquiring the land would be started soon. The Deputy Commissioner said that the water treatment plant with a capacity of 275 Million Litres per Day (MLD) and 90 MLD would be set in the first and second phases. Thori said that 275 MLD would cater to need of the city by year 2036 and the additional 90 MLD would cater to the need of city residents by 2052.
The Deputy Commissioner said that in the first phase, 50 acres of land would be required and 50 acres of land would be required in the second phase. The Deputy Commissioner said that the land would be used for the construction of Water Treatment Plant, storage tanks and other infrastructure for the supply of water.
On the occasion, MC Joint Commissioner Innayat, District Revenue Officer Jashanjeet, SDM Dr Jai Inder Singh, SE Satinder Kumar, SDO Gagan Luthra and others were also present