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AMRUT 2.0 drinking water project to be implemented in seven Yadgir towns
Minister for Small Scale Industries and Public Enterprises Sharanabasappa Darshanapur has said that a drinking water project will be implemented in seven towns in Yadgir district in five phases under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 Project.
He was addressing a review meeting here on Tuesday to discuss the drinking water situation in the district.
Mr. Darshanapur said that Hunsagi, Kakkera, Shahapur, Bheemarayanagudi, Yadgir, Gurmitkal and another town have been selected for implementing the drinking water project AMRUT 2.0 and a grant of ₹340.92 crore has been allocated.
The proposed work will be completed in the next two years. 'The said grant has been released with a 50% share from the Union government, a 40% share from the State government and the remaining 10% share from urban local bodies,' he added.
The Minister said that officers of the departments concerned should take all precautions and ensure that potable drinking water is supplied to rural areas through tankers and pipelines.
'Officers will be held responsible if there are any complaints about water scarcity and also against the supply of contaminated water,' he added.
The State government has released a total of ₹50.96 crore for drinking water projects that have to be implemented in Yadgir, Shahapur, Shorapur, Gurmitkal, Kembhavi, Kakkera and Hunsagi.
Shorapur city is now getting drinking water round the clock after the second phase of the drinking water project was completed on March 18, 2023. A scheme to provide drinking water to Shahapur city from Sannati Bridge-cum-Barrage is expected to be completed on June 30, 2025, Mr. Darshanapur said.
MLAs Channareddy Patil Tunnur, Sharanagouda Kandkur and Raja Venugopal Naik, Deputy Commissioner B. Susheela, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Lavish Ordia, Additional Deputy Commissioner Sharanabasappa Koteppagol, Municipal Commissioner Umesh Chavan and district-level officers were present.
