Saturday, September 20, 2008

India approves water supply project for Shillong

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ew Delhi, Sep 20 : Ministry of Urban Development has approved Water Supply Project (Phase-III) for augmentation of water supply to Meghalaya’s capital Shillong.

The Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) of the Ministry has cleared the Project in order to set up water transmission system in the State to cover all areas of Shillong urban agglomeration. The proposed project envisages improvement of the water supply in the whole municipal area of Shillong.
The Project will address the major problems of water losses due to leakage in the existing transmission main and distribution system. Shillong Municipal Board would implement the Project. The Centre has allocated Rs 17,414.748 lakh as total Central assistance under JNNURM. The first instalment of Rs 5,353.69 lakh, which is 25 per cent of Central share, has been approved, official sources said.

The CSMC has also sanctioned three Community Participation Fund (CPF) proposals in Guwahati. The primary objective of the fund is to create capacities in the communities to effectively improve their living environment.

The three CPF proposals approved by CSMC for Guwahati, Assam includes the Kharguli Hills Housing Tenant Association, Guwahati, at a cost of Rs 10.44 lakh, Anindita Mahila Samaj (Rs 10.26 lakh) and Brihattar Khargulli Abasar Prapta Karmachari Janakalyan Samiti (Rs 10.43 lakh).

Small projects below Rs 10 lakh are sanctioned by CSMC under CPF proposals. The proposal must be endorsed by at least 51 per cent of voters of the area and signed by the elected representative of the ward.

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