MoHUA approves ₹1,665-cr for urban infra in J&K

The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has approved UT Water Action Plan (UTWAP) for 153 projects of ₹1,665.10 crore for 78 urban local bodies of Jammu and Kashmir under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation of Urban Transformation (AMRUT). UTWAP will be covering 99 projects under water supply, four under sewerage and seepage management besides 50 water bodies. The allocation includes provisions for the Housing and Urban Development Department for providing round-the-clock quality water supply, universal households water taps connections to all the urban areas of Jammu and Kashmir and coverage of households under Sewerage and Seepage Management in three mission cities of AMRUT including Srinagar, Jammu and Anantnag. Besides, under AMRUT 2.0 about 2.25 lakh new tap household connections would be provided and more than four lakh connections would be augmented. Likewise, 72,872 sewage connections in three mission Cities of Srinagar, Jammu and Anantnag shall be provided and 54 MLD capacities of sewage treatment plants will be augmented under AMRUT 2.0.