Govt. announces new drinking water project for twin cities
The Hindu
In a major fillip to infrastructure for the twin cities, the government has announced a new project to bring more drinking water from Sunkesula near Nagarjunasagar at a total cost of ₹1,450 crore. An initial amount of ₹725 crore has been proposed in the budget presented by Finance Minister T. Harish Rao in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday.
The government also proposed to allocate ₹1,000 crore for the second phase of Metro rail project, presumably for the much-awaited link to the RGI Airport at Shamshabad. Around ₹750 crore for land acquisition for taking up the proposed 348 km Regional Ring Road (RRR), ₹200 crore for the restoration of River Musi and beautification of the river front and another ₹250 crore for provision of drinking water to the newly-formed colonies within Outer Ring Road, are among the other important allocations announced. Mr. Harish Rao allotted a total of ₹15,030 crore for the Municipal Administration & Urban Development department with the government assuring to construct integrated vegetable and non-vegetable markets in all towns and cities akin to the one built in Gajwel at a combined cost of ₹500 crore and a renewed focus on building sufficient number of public toilets and modernise the identified cremation sites at a cost of ₹200 crore.More Related News