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24x7 water supply project:139 overhead service reservoirs to come up in Ludhiana
The objective of ₹3,394.45-crore 24x7 water supply project— going on at snail pace— is to shift from groundwater to surface water to meet the water requirements for Ludhiana residents on a 24x7 basis. MC is all set to establish 139 overhead service reservoirs (OHSRs) at different locations in the city
The municipal corporation (MC) is all set to establish 139 overhead service reservoirs (OHSRs) at different locations in the city under the 24x7 canal-based surface drinking water supply project funded by the World Bank.
In a communique issued this evening, the MC has asked residents to submit objections within a month. It stated that the list of sites where the overhead reservoirs will be constructed were available with the superintending engineer of operations and maintenance cell of the MC at Zone-D office in Sarabha Nagar.
The objective of ₹3,394.45-crore project— going on at snail pace— is to shift from groundwater to surface water to meet the water requirements for Ludhiana residents on a 24x7 basis.
The first phase
In the first phase, a 580 million litre per day (MLD) water treatment plant will be set up in Bilga village to treat surface water and a 165-km water supply line will be laid along the canal for supplying water from the treatment plant to the overhead service water reservoirs. As per the officials, it would take around three years to complete the first phase of the project .
The second phase
In the second phase, a distribution line will be laid across the city with a distribution system and house service connection along with metering to ensure 24x7 canal-based water supply.
As per officials, it might take seven to eight years to complete the project, but surface water supply might start in some parts of the city after completion of the first phase.
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