Ch. Sambhajinagar, Nov. 30 -- The city's long-awaited bulk water supply upgrade under the AMRUT-2 scheme has received a major financial boost with HUDCO releasing the first instalment of its sanctioned loan for the Rs 2,740-crore project, an official confirmed on Saturday. Civic authorities said on-ground progress has already reached nearly 85 per cent.
According to civic sources, HUDCO has sanctioned a loan of Rs 822.22 crore for the new water supply system and has now released the first tranche of approximately Rs 81.89 crore. The disbursement is expected to accelerate execution and payments to contractors working on various components of the project.
The ambitious scheme aims to draw and treat 200 MLD of water through a new jackwell an...