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PANJIM: Announcing the commissioning of various water treatment plants in a phased manner till 2020 towards achieving 24×7 water supply throughout the State, the government aims to provide 100 litres of water per capita per day (LPCD) in rural areas and 150 LPCD in urban areas.
The government also proposes to replace the age-old water supply pipelines of various diameters in the state at an estimated cost of Rs 800 crore with assistance from the Centre. The execution of this will be undertaken this year onwards.
Tabling Budget 2017-18, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar informed the House that the State is considered as one of the best performing in the water supply sector in the country.
He said that the average water supply level in the State for rural areas is 82 LPCD and 143 LPCD in urban areas. “The vision of government will be to ensure round-the-clock water supply to every consumer of the State with an aim to provide 100 LPCD for rural areas and 150 LPCD for urban areas,” Parrikar said.
The Chief Minister said the government aims to further strengthen the water supply in the State to achieve 24×7 water supply throughout Goa.
The House was informed that the 100 MLD water treatment plant under JICA assistance at a cost of Rs 138 crore was recently commissioned and 10 MLD plant at Maisal costing Rs 52.00 crore will be completed by June 2017. Also the 25 MLD plant at Ganjem costing Rs 100 crore is under execution and is scheduled for completion by December 2018.
The Rs 72 crore 27 MLD Plant to Panjim will be completed and commissioned by March 2018.
Apart from this, additional 15 MLD plant at Chandel costing Rs 100 crore, five MLD plant at Waddem, Netravali at Rs 25 crore, five MLD plant at Canacona at a cost of Rs 25 crore, 20 MLD Plant at Guirim costing Rs 100 crore, 20 MLD plant at Tuem costing Rs 100crore and 15MLD plant at Porvorim costing Rs 50 crore will be taken up for execution and are expected to be commissioned in 2020.
In the current year, the government intends to install 100 dual pump solar powered water supply projects at various locations in the State, especially in remote areas, where there is shortage of water supply for further improvement. The total cost of the project is Rs 20 crore of which 50 percent assistance would come from Central government.
