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Civic bodies asked to take steps to increase water supply

Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy has asked civic bodies of towns and cities in the State to take steps to increase drinking water supply to 1,750 million litres per day (MLD) by 2009 from the present 1,235 MLD in the light of increased needs of the residents.

Reviewing various drinking water and other schemes launched for urban areas under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, from Pulivendula on Tuesday, the Chief Minister said the per capita availability of drinking water in urban areas had gone up to 74.4 litres from 61 litres "but this is not sufficient". He asked officials to put in efforts to achieve an availability of 100 litres as against the WHO norm of 80 litres.

The Chief Minister observed that there should not be any dearth of funds to launch or complete the water schemes since a huge budget of Rs 5,357 crores was set aside under JNNRUM to improve drinking, sanitation, healthcare and housing facilities, especially in slums. Out of this, Rs 2,509 crores was to come from the Centre.

Schemes

Dr Reddy said 54 water supply schemes had been taken up at a cost of Rs. 580 crores to improve drinking water supply in major towns like Warangal, Ongole and Vizianagaram.

A press note issued by the Chief Minister's Office said the Centre had sanctioned 36 projects under JNNURM with an outlay of Rs 1,883 crores covering Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, and Vijayawada.

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