CM okays Rs 3,000 cr drinking water project for Amritsar

Amritsar Aug 14 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday announced welfare and development schemes for Amritsar including a Rs 3 000 crore World Bank-aided project to provide safe drinking water in the Sikh holy city.

The Surface Water Scheme will replace the existing Ground Water Based Drinking Water Supply Scheme thus addressing a serious concern of the region which is facing severe depletion of groundwater and cases of vector-borne diseases he said at a press conference here.

Amarinder Singh also announced several new development projects entailing a total cost of Rs 556.90 crore for Amritsar which is being developed as a Smart City with a Rs 200 crore investment of which Rs 100 crore will be shared by the state government.

He also announced the establishment of a Directorate of Fire Services at the state level in the city along with 50 per cent seat reservation for women in Urban Local Bodies in line with his government s decision to make such reservations across the state.

--IANS
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