KOLKATA: The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is developing water supply schemes in 13 civic body areas, including Bidhannagar, South Dum Dum, Dum Dum and Howrah, to improve or start supply of filtered water.
The authorities have already spent over Rs 400 crore on infrastructure — like developing new water reservoirs, tanks, treatment plants and laying pipelines — for the projects in several civic body areas. Over 110 civic bodies, including Kolkata Municipal Corporation, are going to the polls this year across the state and state secretariat sources said the plan is to inaugurate many of the projects as possible by next month.
The other places which will benefit from the scheme include Chandernagore, Serampore, Uttarpara, Baranagar, Uluberia, Rajpur-Sonarpur, Mahestala, Kanchrapara and North Dum Dum.
Work in eight civic areas, including Bidhannagar, South Dum Dum, Dum Dum and Howrah, are in the final stages and work has started in South Dum Dum municipality and the Rajpur-Sonarpur municipality area.
More than Rs 100 crore has already been utilized for Bidhannagar and Rajarhat, where the civic body wants to completely stop drawing groundwater and bring in filtered water from the 100MGD New Town water treatment plant.
In Salt Lake, underground reservoirs of four million gallon capacity and five million gallon capacity are being set up near tank 13 and tank 5 respectively, and in Rajarhat, work is on to set up overhead tanks in wards 22 to 26. Two underground reservoirs, one at ward 21 and another near Chinar Park, are also being constructed.
Once the water schemes become functional, Bidhannagar and Rajarhat will start receiving about 10 million gallons to 12 million gallons of filtered water every day. At present, around 4.5MGD of water is pulled up from the ground to meet the daily demand of Salt Lake.
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This move would be welcomed by millions. But it is also essential to plug the leaks to reduce the colossal wastage of water every day. Reducing wastage is as important as augmentation of supply
The other places which will benefit from the scheme include Chandernagore, Serampore, Uttarpara, Baranagar, Uluberia, Rajpur-Sonarpur, Mahestala, Kanchrapara and North Dum Dum.
Work in eight civic areas, including Bidhannagar, South Dum Dum, Dum Dum and Howrah, are in the final stages and work has started in South Dum Dum municipality and the Rajpur-Sonarpur municipality area.
More than Rs 100 crore has already been utilized for Bidhannagar and Rajarhat, where the civic body wants to completely stop drawing groundwater and bring in filtered water from the 100MGD New Town water treatment plant.
In Salt Lake, underground reservoirs of four million gallon capacity and five million gallon capacity are being set up near tank 13 and tank 5 respectively, and in Rajarhat, work is on to set up overhead tanks in wards 22 to 26. Two underground reservoirs, one at ward 21 and another near Chinar Park, are also being constructed.
Once the water schemes become functional, Bidhannagar and Rajarhat will start receiving about 10 million gallons to 12 million gallons of filtered water every day. At present, around 4.5MGD of water is pulled up from the ground to meet the daily demand of Salt Lake.
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