Tuesday, January 13, 2009

FIRST CITY:JNNURM

Durgapur has been awarded as the first city in the state of West Bengal to have the tag of having one 'Complete Project'.This is on account of the completion of the Phase 2 of the water project which has been carried out under 'Mission One' of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission(JNNURM).The project is a Rs 28 crore water project(Phase 2) and having a capacity of 150 lacs gallon.This project has been funded by both Centre and Durgapur Municipal Corporation on a fifty-50 basis.
The Phase 1 of the water project under JNNURM was capacitated by 70 lacs gallon.
Durgapur is fast changing into a metropolis and population is also increasing along with the number of industries everyday, so to sustain the upcoming demand a Phase 3 of this kind of a project has also been proposed,the Phase 3 will also be having a capacity of 150 lacs gallon.

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