New Delhi, Nov 13
Tamil Nadu government has proposed to address severe water supply problem in urban areas of the state under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).
The state government has submitted annual Action Plan for 2015-16 under Atal Mission with a project expenditure outlay of Rs.3,249 cr to the Ministry of Urban Development.
In the State Annual Action Plan for 2015-16 under AMRUT, the state government said “Cities are facing crucial issues of water supply in terms of insufficient source and no proper coverage of water supply connections in urban areas and accordingly has accorded priority for water supply projects in AMRUT Mission cities during 2015-16”.
State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) is prepared by integrating city level Service Level Improvement Plans (SLIPs) of all mission cities, which are again based on detailed assessment of gaps in the availability of basic infrastructure in each city.
Under SAAP for current financial year, Tamil Nadu government has proposed water supply projects in 11 of 27 Atal Mission cities with an investment of Rs.3,147 cr accounting for 97% of total project expenditure. Besides, Rs.34 cr investment has been proposed for providing sewerage network services in Vellankini and Rs.69 cr for developing parks and green spaces in all 27 mission cities.
Out of the total proposed project outlay of Rs.3,249 cr, the share of central government has been estimated at Rs.1,372 cr as per the norms (one third to 50% of project costs based on population of cities) while the rest will be the share of the state government and respective urban local bodies.
State government informed that it will bear 20% of project costs.
Atal Mission seeks to ensure basic infrastructure relating to water supply and sewerage connections to all urban households besides ensuring water supply @ 135 liters per capita per day, as a priority.
