Mayor kick-starts projects worth Rs 24.71 crore

Moving forward under the World Bank-funded canal-based water supply project, Mayor Inderjit Kaur and Chairman of cooperative sugar mill, Budhewal, Jorawar Singh kick-started projects worth around Rs 24.71 crore for the construction of four overhead water reservoirs and installation of associated pipeline on Saturday.

The four overhead water reservoirs would be constructed in BSUP flats, Ram Nagar; 34-acre scheme of Focal Point area; Jeevan Nagar and Durga Colony in Dhandari.

While the overhead water reservoirs would be constructed at a cost of around Rs 14.16 crore, the associated water supply pipeline would be installed at a cost of around Rs 10.55 crore.

Mayor Inderjit Kaur said under the canal-based water supply project, a world-class water treatment plant (WTP) is also being constructed at Bilga village, near Sahnewal, from where treated surface water would be supplied to the city. The first phase of the water supply project is being taken up at a cost of around Rs 1,300 crore (civil works).