SRINAGAR: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has approved UT Water Action Plan (UTWAP) for 153 projects amounting to Rs 1,665.10 crore for 78 urban local bodies of Jammu and Kashmir under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0.
The UTWAP will cover 99 projects under water supply, four under seepage and sewerage management, and 50 water bodies. The allocation includes the Housing and Urban Development Department to provide tap water connections to all the urban areas of Jammu and Kashmir, coverage of households under seepage and sewerage management in three mission cities of AMRUT, including Anantnag, Jammu, and Srinagar.
Under this mission, 2.25 lakh new tap connections will be provided, more than four lakh connections would be augmented, 72,872 sewage connections will be provided and sewage treatment plants of capacity of 54 Minimal Liquid Discharge (MLD) will be installed.
The meeting was held under Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and was attended by the Commissioners of Jammu Municipal Corporation and Srinagar Municipal Corporation, chief engineers, and other concerned officials.
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