Water Projects
Meghalaya CM launches Rs 121 crore water supply project in East Garo Hills
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma laid the foundation stone for the construction of an water supply project in Williamnagar in the East Garo Hills district. The Williamnagar Urban Water Supply Project Phase-I was sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs 121 crore, officials said. The scheme, which will benefit over 56,000 people, was sanctioned under AMRUT 2.0 by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and it will cater to the water demand of the town till 2050, they said. The chief minister thanked the Centre for sanctioning the project, stating that water supply projects worth Rs 2,000 crore are currently being implemented in the state. Proposals for water supply projects worth Rs 3,000 crore are under the advanced stage of consideration by the Centre, he added. Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore was also present at the programme on Thursday. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working to take every state forward.
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Jal Jeevan Mission makes significant strides in 3 years since inception
Around 52% of rural households have been provided piped water supply till August
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Pipeline projects worth Rs 1566 cr to address water issues: Gujarat CM
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday announced the allocation of Rs 1566 crore for pipeline projects to fill water reservoirs in North Gujarat.
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Ensuring dam safety
Extreme weather events have increased risks
Jalajeevan project inaugurated in Kerala, 1.64 mn water connections soon
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday announced that the process of providing 16.48 lakh drinking water connections in the state's rural areas will start soon.
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WABAG to raise Rs 120 cr from Rekha Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and others
Company says this is the first time it has proposed to raise equity capital since its IPO in 2010
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Govt constructing dewatering pump stations under World Bank scheme in J&K
In a bid to prevent flooding in low-lying areas, the government along with the Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency has started a project to upgrade 49 hi-tech dewatering pump stations
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PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for Manipur Water Supply Project
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Manipur Water Supply Project on Thursday through video conferencing
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PM Modi to lay foundation stone for Manipur water project on Thursday
PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for the Manipur water supply project, an important component of the state government's efforts to provide potable water to all rural households by 2024
French firm Suez working on two water projects worth Rs 1,700 cr in India
A 72 million euros water distribution project in Mangalore will kick off within a month
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Maharashtra endorses Godavari water projects of Telangana
Two CMs sign agreement by resolving the old water disputes
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