NMC's 300cr water supply infra project gets state nod
Nashik: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has received technical approval from state govt's apex committee for its Rs300 crore water supply improvement project.
With this approval, the civic body will now finalize the tender process and appoint a contractor to commence the work.
This project, which aims to enhance Nashik's water distribution network, is being implemented under central govt's Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme.
The NMC will receive 50% of the funding from the Centre and will self-finance the remaining amount. The initiative involves six distinct works to improve the city's water infrastructure. A key objective of this project is to significantly reduce Non-Revenue Water (NRW) from the current 45% to less than 20% upon completion.
An NMC official, while talking to TOI, said the tender process for the project was carried out and a contractor was finalised for the project. "But after the technical approval of state govt, the work order is now to be given to the contractor concerned following the approval of the standing committee of the NMC. The proposal in this connection is soon to be tabled during the meeting of the standing committee that is to be held next week," the official said.
The six works include Rs95.20 crore project for replacing existing water distribution pipelines that supply water from pumping stations to the filtration plants, and also the purified water from filtration plants to the elevated tanks.
The existing old water distribution pipelines are also to be replaced with new ones in various parts of the city at a cost of Rs90.30 crore. "We will replace the old water distribution pipelines in all the six divisions, including 70% works to be carried out in four divisions — Panchavati, Cidco, Satpur, and Nashik East divisions — where water distribution pipelines were laid down around 20-30 years ago," the official said.
Apart from this, the NMC will be laying new water distribution pipelines in various developing areas of the city like Adgaon, Makhmalabad, Pathardi, New Indira Nagar, among others. Around Rs89 crore is to be spent on laying the water distribution pipelines in the developing areas.
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