Chandigarh’s 24×7 water project pumped up by Nagpur Model
Failing to induce bidders for the city’s 24×7 water project doubly, Chandigarh sensible town restricted (CSCL) has currently set to club the project with the sensible meter project. It’ll later decision one tender during this regard. The CSCL is making ready an invitation for proposal (RFP) for the combined project by keeping all the aspects in mind.
Thereafter, it’ll decision a worldwide tender. Significantly, the move has returned when the CSCL studied the Nagpur’s project model, a mix of 24X7 water and sensible meter comes, that has been running with success for the past many years.
The team from Chandigarh met the authorities involved in Nagpur. A few personal players who had associate experience within the sector to induce all the data during this regard,” same a senior officer who is managing the project. Following the Nagpur model, the authorities here can give water pipes until residents’ homes rather than simply connecting pipelines with the most lines. If we offer the pipelines until residents’ homes, it’ll decrease the discharge in important quantity and conjointly scale back the non-revenue water (NRW). The results area unit visible in Nagpur,” he added.
The water project was one in all the foremost prestigious comes of CSCL and also the authorities had conducted an in-depth study during this regard. The calculable price of a 24×7 water project was Rs one hundred forty large integers, whereas sensible meter project price has been calculable to be Rs twenty large integer. CSCL had floated tenders doubly for the water project, however, no bidder showed interest. CSCL had received one bidder in a sensible meter project.
