Finally, Mani Majra gets 24x7 water supply

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 4
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah today inaugurated the 24x7 water supply pilot project in Mani Majra.
Addressing residents at the inauguration ceremony, the Home Minister said the 24x7 water supply project, built at a cost of Rs 75 crore, would greatly benefit the Mani Majra area by ensuring continuous water availability at full pressure, even up to the fourth floor. He said the project marked a significant milestone in the UT’s journey towards sustainable water management and efficient service delivery to its residents.

Key features

• Installation of 11,727 smart water meters with advanced metering infrastructure, enabling real-time monitoring and analysis of water consumption and leakages
• Completion of the 22 km water supply network, with joint testing and diversion/connection of tube wells to underground reservoirs
• Construction, testing, and installation of equipment/machinery for underground reservoir and the Water Works-III building
• Implementation of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system and instrumentation across the water supply infrastructure

He said the project’s primary objectives were to switch from intermittent water supply to continuous supply at full pressure, ensuring better water quality, reliability and effective supply-demand management.
The initiative aligned with the service level benchmarks set by the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, including 100% water supply coverage, assured per capita supply of 155 litre per capita per day (LPCD), 100% metering and maintaining non-revenue water levels between 15 and 20%.
In addition to this, a separate round-the-clock water supply project for entire city, including uncovered Mani Majra areas, was being undertaken, said an official.
In his address, Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria said residents of Mani Majra would highly benefit from this project as the continuous supply system would provide better water quality and households would get supply at better pressure, sufficient to fill tanks up to fourth storey, thus lowering the pumping costs. He said public participation was must in understanding the issues, recognising the areas requiring improvement and evolving strategies for future planning.
Earlier, UT Adviser Rajeev Verma said the MC would bear the maintenance and operational cost of the pilot project, estimated to be Rs 91.29 crore for 15 years.
Anindita Mitra, CEO, Chandigarh Smart City Ltd, said the project aimed to conserve potable water, minimise wastage and provide uninterrupted, pressurised water supply to the residents of Mani Majra.