Hindustan Times (Jalandhar)

Smart City Ltd to pitch in ₹11cr to augment city’s water storage

- HT Correspond­ent chandigarh@hindustant­imes.com

CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh Smart City Ltd (CSCL) will be giving ₹11 crore to the municipal corporatio­n to increase city’s water storage capacity.

This was decided in the CSCL board of directors’ meeting held here on Wednesday.

MC had approved ₹38 crore for the water storage project. But with only ₹27 crore available for it, the project couldn’t take off.

The civic body even approached the UT administra­tion to fill in the gap of ₹11 crore, but it was not approved. Now with the financial assistance coming from CSCL, MC will float a tender for the project next week.

Increasing city’s water shortage capacity is crucial to ensure continuous supply. At present, the Sector 39 waterworks reservoir can hold water enough for only half-day supply, which the project aims to double.

The board also approved the proposal to build three material recovery-cum-transfer centres. These will be used to segregate dry, wet and hazardous garbage of the city. Thereon, the garbage will be sent to the dumping ground in Dadumajra.

The controvers­ial animal carcass incinerato­r plant was also approved. MC has already allotted the work for its constructi­on in Sector 25 West.

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