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| Taj inspects anti-erosion works, water treatment plant at Katra, Udhampur | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 25: The Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control,. Taj Mohi-ud-Din on Saturday conducted an extensive tour to inspect the pace of construction of anti erosion works at Balni (Ban Ganga) at Katra and status of water treatment plant at Salmay near Udhampur town.
Being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs. 11.39 crores, the anti-erosion works at Balni near Katra has been approved by the Central Water Commission (CWC). The work has been allotted to the executing agency as per proposals approved by CWC and is expected to be completed by the end of next year. After completion, the project would help protect 18 shops and 20 acres of land in major and medium flood along the site.
The water treatment plant at Salmay near Udhampur is being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs. 28.82 crores under UIDSSMT. When operational fully its capacity would be adding 32 lakhs of gallons of drinking water to the existing supply of water to the inhabitants of Udhampur town. Over 91,000 people will benefit from it. The Minister while inspecting the works, appreciated the efforts of the engineers of his departments for executing the quality works. However, he instructed them to be more particular for the up keep and management of this plant at Udhampur.
. Taj said that first phase of the Udhampur water supply scheme at Salmay has been completed, tested and commissioned, adding that the second stage of the project was under testing and is likely to be commissioned shortly which would add 16 lakhs of gallons of water to the existing system. He said work done liability would also be cleared shortly. Issuing instructions to the engineers at construction site of protection work at Balni , the Minister said that work should be executed in such a way so that natural beauty of Ban Ganga, a small rivulet emerging from the foot hills of Trikuta Hills on the North East of Katra should not be disturbed. |
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