24x7 water supply in W Guwahati by December

GUWAHATI: By the end of this year, residents of

West Guwahati

are likely to get supply of potable water. The full commissioning of the water supply project will be done by June 2019, but partial commissioning will be finished later this year.

The project, funded by the

Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

, will cover 5.83 lakh people in West Guwahati.

"The intake and water treatment plant have progressed by 85%," M Angamuthu, CEO of the

Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority

, said. "The contract has completed laying of transmission, feeder and distribution pipeline to the extent of 425.18 km out of 477.49 km, which is 87.39%. The achievement of financial target is to the tune of 91.65% as on date," he added.

Water supply projects in the city - West Guwahati Water Supply Project,

South Central Guwahati Water Supply Project

and Central

Guwahati Water Supply Project

- have faced criticism for taking longer than stipulated.

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