Finally, March 15 deadline for Pench-IV water project


* With the commissioning of water treatment plant near Godhani, the city is likely to get 115 MLD additional water supply
* Soon, State may release Rs 70 crore share of JnNURM works for the city

By Kartik Lokhande 
Pench-IV project to augment water supply to the Orange City, which has got delayed, will be commissioned on March 15 as per the new deadline. With the trial run and commissioning of the project on March 15, the city is likely to get 115 million litres per day (MLD) additional water supply.
This was disclosed by Pravin Datke, Mayor, soon after a review meeting chaired by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, at Ravi Bhavan here on Friday evening. Gadkari called the meeting to take stock of the progress of various developmental projects of the city. Shrawan Hardikar, Municipal Commissioner, and other officers of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) briefed the minister on the latest status of various projects including 24x7 water supply, city bus service, Pench-IV, development of hospitals, markets, and shopping complexes, as well as Orange City Street project etc.
Briefing the media after the meeting, Datke said that the total cost of Pench-IV project was Rs 156.22 crore. Of a total 10 components, work on eight had been completed at the cost of Rs 135.13 crore. The work of remaining two components was in progress, he added. Package-2 of the project comprises design, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of 115 MLD output capacity Water Treatment Plant (WTP) near vilage Godhani. As on February 1, 2015, the officers informed Gadkari in the meeting, charging of power supply line from Mankapur sub-station to Godhani WTP will be completed by February 8. Besides, charging of sub-station at Godhani will be done by February 15. The deadline set for trial run and commissioning is March 15.
As far as construction of elevated storage reservoirs (ESRs) and ground storage reservoirs (GSRs) is concerned, the works of Shantinagar, Nandanvan-I, Kharbi Road, Sakkardara, Pratap Nagar, Indora-I, Indora-II, Binaki-I, Binaki-II, Bastarwari-I, Jaitala, Bastarwari-II, Bhandewadi, and Omkar Nagar were completed. However, the ESR/GSR at Jaitala and Bastarwari-II are ‘not taken in use’ by Nagpur Environment Services Limited (NESL). The structure of ESRs/GSRs was completed but hydraulic testing had remained in cases of Nandanvan-II, Pardi-I, Pardi-II, Hanuman Nagar, and Seminary Hill. In case of Trimurti Nagar, roof slab and piping work was to be done.
The Pench-IV project under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) was supposed to be operational in 2012. However, delay resulted in cost escalation. The initial project cost was Rs 61.96 crore as in December 2006, but it increased to Rs 110 crore in 2010 when the work order was issued, and now the total cost is pegged at Rs 156.22 crore. With the commissioning of the plant expected on March 15 now, the city will get additional water of 115 MLD. The city’s drinking water supply will increase from 640 MLD at present to 755 MLD.
Replying to a question, Datke told reporters that NMC was to receive Rs 254 crore under JnNURM. “We expect that the State Government’s share of Rs 70 crore will be released soon. For the Centre’s share under JnNURM, we will be meeting Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu under the leadership of Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari,” Datke said. MLC Prof Anil Sole also will accompany Gadkari. Soon, he said, 10 per cent of the Centre’s share may be released to NMC.
MLC Prof Anil Sole, MLAs Krishna Khopde and Vikas Kumbhare; Munna Pokulwar, Deputy Mayor; Dayashankar Tiwari, Ruling Party Leader in NMC; Narendra Borkar, Standing Committee chief; Ramesh Singare, Girish Deshmukh, Sunil Agrawal; Shrawan Hardikar, Municipal Commissioner; corporators, contractors, consultants were present in the meeting. 

(07-02-15) 

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