Two GVMC projects in limbo.

With no hint of the next phase of Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), projects that already have been cleared are in limbo.

Two projects of GVMC -- for laying a pipeline from Raiwada reservoir to the city and refurbishment of the drinking water supply in the northwest parts of the city -- have been approved by the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee of the JNNURM.

The pipeline from Raiwada, estimated to cost Rs. 330 crore, is expected to improve the supply by 10 mgd. Refurbishment in the northwest part of the city to improve supply will cost Rs. 264 crore.

However, the recent Union Budget makes no mention of the next phase of JNNURM. For the ongoing projects under it, extended till 2015, a provision of Rs. 14,000 crore has been made.


THE HINDU