Finally, people in Guntur can look forward to 24 X 7 piped water supply as the World Bank- funded comprehensive water project is all set to be grounded in March 2018. The project has been delayed by over a year due to works at the railway crossing at Nulakalpadu.
“People can now be assured of 150 Litres Per Capity Per Day as we are now able to augment our water source to 160 Million Litres per Day (MLD). We will soon launch a pilot project in areas covered by one reservoir each in commercial and residential areas,’’ Municipal Commissioner C. Anuradha told The Hindu on Wednesday.
The comprehensive water project has been taken up with funding from World Bank and is designed to meet the drinking water requirements of the GMC region, including the 12 submerged villages till the year 2040, and is the biggest project of its kind in the history of 150 years.
Special drive
The civic body, has however, a formidable task in convincing many people to opt for water connections. There are just 86,000 water tap connections in the city and still many extension areas are being served by tankers throughout the year. The GMC is planning to conduct a special drive to provide water connections.
The GMC gets water from multiple water sources. The major source of drinking water is from the River Krishna from where water is pumped to the filtration plant at Takkellapadu. In addition to the two 45 MLD filtration plants, the GMC has built another 45 MLD plant. The 27 MLD filtration plant at Sangam Jagarlamudi is also being augmented.
