Capital Expenditure In Water Supply & Increase In Daily Water Supply
- Surat Municipal Corporation has spent more than Rs.885 Crores as capital expenditure on water supply infrastructure since year 1995 up to year 2010-11. Due to the project investments, area of Surat city prior to city limit extension in year 2006 was covered 99% population & 97% area under water supply pipeline network. Due to merger of new area into city, water supply coverage has been 82% in 2010. Gross daily average water supply increased from 180 MLD in year 1995 to about 760 MLD currently. Under JnNURM water supply projects worth Rs.509 Crores have been sanctioned till 2010. SMC has planned to achieve the goal of 100% area & population coverage of Surat city under water supply network including newly merged area by the year 2014 with stage wise project implementation.
|
