The works undertaken in three clusters as a part of round-the-clock water supply project for the Northwest part of central city is expected to be completed next month, the officials have said.
Even as the three clusters of 500 households each at Marripalem are a part of the project, the works have been undertaken early on a pilot basis to study how the project functions.
The changes required, if any, will be carried out based on the functioning of the scheme in the three clusters that account for about 10 % of the total project.
One of the objectives of the ₹336-crore project is to bring down the non-revenue water (NRW) from the 35% to 40 % at present to 10 %. The project will have Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) to monitor the water supply.
The project has been undertaken under the Visakhapatnam-Chennai Industrial Corridor with the aid of Asian Development Bank (ADB). Under the benefits given to Andhra Pradesh at the time of bifurcation, 90 % of the funds spent till 2020 will be converted into a grant, as it is an externally-aided project.
Cost-sharing
The project has taken long to materialise though it has been on the cards. A detailed project report (DPR) was prepared under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). But it could not be sanctioned for paucity of funds while the other parts of the city were covered under various water schemes.
Of the total cost, ₹270 crore is being funded by ADB and ₹90 crore by State Government.
“As a part of the project, about 350 km of pipeline will be laid to meet the parameters of round-the-clock water supply and it will connect 60,000 households,” Superintendent Engineer (Projects) M. Venkateswara Rao told The Hindu.
Seven reservoirs will be built, besides two sumps. Pump-houses, new pump-sets will also be installed. The workis scheduled for completion by December 2020.