Jamshedpur, Jan. 3: Long pending clearances from government agencies posing obstacles in the execution of water supply and sewerage project in Adityapur area is expected to be resolved this month after which nearly 50,000 households will be benefitted by end of 2021.
The state urban development secretary Ajoy Kumar has issued directives to the concerned official in forest, road construction and Jharkhand State Housing Board (JSHB) for issuing clearances at the earliest this month on lands passing through their areas for the two projects.
The Adityapur water supply project at an estimated cost of Rs 395.14 crore is being executed by joint venture of New Delhi-based M/s Jindal Water Infrastructure Limited and Kolkata based SPML Infrastructure Limited. While the Adityapur sewerage project at an estimated cost of Rs 255.34 crore is being executed by Mumbai-based M/s Shapoorji Pallonji. Both the projects have a deadline of December 2021 and are being monitored by Jharkhand Urban Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Juidco-a wing of the state urban development department).
� The project is expected to gain pace as the urban development secretary who is also the chairman cum managing director of Juidco held a meeting with officials of forest, road construction and state housing board and also with officials of Seraikela-Kharsawan district administration at the Jamshedpur Circuit House and directed to expedite land clearances required for laying of pipes and other construction works in connection with the project. The officials agreed to complete the formalities by this month,� said DGM (works and planning), Juidco, Alok Mandal.
Drinking water problem is the main problem for the people living under AMC area. Moreover, the roads under the civic area not all the roads under the civic area is good condition.
�We are working in a way to ensure that there is no water crisis during summer season. We have, therefore, focussed on the drinking water problem and on improving the road condition. Ward commissioners of all the 35 wards have been asked to submit their projects for improving the road condition in their respective areas. We have earmarked Rs 15 lakh for each of the wards for improving the road condition by carrying out repairing,” said an official.
According to the 2011 census, AMC has an official population of 1,73,789, but unofficially over three lakh people live in this municipal area which covers Adityapur and parts of Gamharia.
