Summary:
It will benefit 3.64 lakh peopleRs 122 crore | This project will benefit 112 villages in Rajpura, Patiala, Shambhu Kalan and Sirhind blocks of Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib districts. They are being executed through funding from the World Bank, the National Water Quality Sub-Mission and the National Rural Drinking Water Supply Programme.The sewerage project is aimed at addressing health problems resulting from lack of proper draining of sewage. He said the contamination of water was causing health problems among people.The three surface water-supply projects, covering a rural population of 5.28 lakh, will cost Rs 475 crore. Chaura gram panchayat has provided 2.5 acres free of cost to the department for this purpose. All three projects have been tendered on a design-build, operate, maintain and transfer (DBOM&T) model..