MC gets Rs 11 crore for water storage project

Sandeep Rana

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 10

With the Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) today agreeing to contribute Rs11 crore for upgrading water storage capacity in the city, relief from water crisis would soon become a reality.

According to the MC officials, they had approved Rs38 crore for the project, however, they had only Rs27 crore for the task.

The MC House had previously approved the project for upgrading the water storage capacity from the existing 45 million gallons per day (MGD) to 90 MGD by using its own funds. The MC had also made provision of funds in the Budget prepared for 2020-21.

Chandigarh gets 90-95 MGD of water, but the demand in summer rises to 120-125 MGD.

The Sector 39 waterworks reservoir receives supply from the Kajauli waterworks. At present, the Sector 39 waterworks has half-day underground water storage capacity. Water stored in the morning is supplied in the evening and vice versa.

This led to frequent “low or no water supply” in the city. In case of any leakage in the pipeline from Kajauli to Chandigarh, the city witnessess severe water crisis.

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