New Delhi: PM Modi is visiting Shivamogga and Belagavi districts in Karnataka 27th February, 2023.
The two districts will witness water supply projects under Jal Jeevan Mission, worth more than Rs 2500 crore, which will benefit more than 13 lakh people of the two districts.
The trend of predominance of water supply projects is visible in most of recent projects inaugurated/started by PM recently, across states.
● On 6th Feb, 2023, PM Modi laid the foundation stones of two Jal Jeevan Mission projects at Tiptur and Chikkanayakanahalli in Tumakuru. The Tiptur Multi-Village Drinking Water Supply Project will be built at a cost of over Rs 430 crore. The Multi-village water supply scheme to 147 habitations of Chikkanayakanahlli taluk will be built at a cost of around Rs 115 crores. The projects will facilitate provision of clean drinking water for the people of the region.
● On 19th January, 2023, PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Yadgiri multi-village drinking water supply scheme under Jal Jeevan Mission at Kodekal, Yadgiri District. A water Treatment Plant of 117 MLD will also be built under the scheme. The project, which costs more than Rs.2050 crore, will provide potable water to about 2.3 lakh households of more than 700 rural habitations and three towns of Yadgiri district
● On 31st October, 2022, PM visited Banaskantha, Gujarat and water supply projects worth over Rs. 8000 crore were started in the district including the Kasara to Dantiwada Pipeline from the main Narmada Canal, strengthening of Sujlam Suflam Canal, extension of Modhera-Moti Dau pipeline to Mukteshwar Dam-Karmavat Lake, lift irrigation scheme for 11 villages of Santalpur Taluka, among others.
● On 19-20th October, 2022, PM visited Gujarat and dedicated to Nation and laid foundation stone of various water supply projects in Junagarh, Rajkot and Vyara. PM Modi laid the foundation stone of two water supply projects and for construction of a godown complex for storage of agri products at Junagadh. He also laid the foundation stone of sewage and water supply projects for Porbandar. In Rajkot, he laid the foundation stone of two water supply projects. In Vyara, Tapi, PM Modi laid the foundation stone of water supply projects worth over Rs 300 crore.
● On 10th October, 2022, PM visited Jamnagar Gujarat and laid the foundation stone of Kalavad Group Augmentation water supply scheme of Kalavad/Jamnagar Taluka Morbi-Maliya-Jodiya group Augmentation water supply scheme. The Prime Minister dedicated package 7 of Saurashtra Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) Yojana Link 3 (from Und Dam to Sonmati Dam), package 5 of SAUNI Yojana.
● On 29th September, 2022, PM Modi visited Bhavnagar, Gujarat and laid the foundation stone and dedicated various projects related to water supply and drainage projects. He inaugurated a package 7 of Sauni Yojna link 2, 25 MW Palitana Solar PV Project, APPL Container (Aawadkrupa Plastomech Pvt. Ltd.) project; and laid the foundation stone of projects including package 9 of Sauni Yojna link 2, Chorvadla Zone water supply project, among others.
● On 28th August, 2022, PM visited Bhuj, Gujarat and inaugurated the Kachchh Branch Canal of Sardar Sarovar Project that provided irrigation facilities in Kachchh and drinking water in all 948 villages and 10 towns of the Kachchh district.
● On 7th July, 2022, PM visited Varanasi and inaugurated the rural drinking water scheme at Taatepur village.
● On 10th June, 2022, PM visited Gujarat and inaugurated Astol regional water supply project, which was a marvel of water supply engineering skills. Also, ‘Nal Se Jal’ projects worth ₹163 crores will be inaugurated by the PM. The projects provided safe drinking water to the residents of Surat, Navsari, Valsad and Tapi districts.
● On 4th January, 2022, PM Modi visited Manipur and inaugurated Rs.280 crore worth ‘Water Transmission system of Thoubal Multi-purpose project’, which provided drinking water supply to Imphal city; He also inaugurated the Water Supply Scheme project built at the cost of Rs 65 crore, to provide safe drinking water to residents of ten habitations of Tamenglong district and the inauguration of the ‘Augmentation of Senapati District Headquarter Water Supply Scheme’ built at a cost of Rs. 51 crore to provide a regular water supply to the residents of the area.
