The Andhra Pradesh government has announced that it would form a mega water grid on the lines of Gujarat with a cost of Rs.30,000 crore to ensure drinking and irrigation water supply in rural areas and for industrial needs in the state. Panchayat raj minister Ch Ayyana Patrudu said about 154 tmc of water would be drawn from Godavari, Krishna, Penna and other sub-rivers in the states by reserving river water which flows into the ocean. “The government will also appoint an expert committee to fix the modalities and guidelines to build the grid. Since AP has more water resources than Gujarat, we will develop a system where each zone, like north coastal Andhra, coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema will have separate grids,“ the minister said.
The huge budget required for this will be sought from external aid agencies like World Bank and Asian Development Bank. The government will also form a water corporation to take care of drinking water supply and industrial needs in the state. “We are expecting the grid to be operational within four years,“ Ayyanna Patrudu said. The government is planning to launch the works from Chittoor.
On the other hand, the NTR Sujala Sravanti scheme that provides 20 litres of safe packaged drinking water to rural areas will be operated by self help groups.The scheme to be implemented from October 2 from Anantapur district will cover 5,000 gram panchayats initially. Officials have identified 1,185 villages in these panchayats as fluoride-hit, hence the scheme will provide relief to them. According to the minister, 20 industries have come forward to set up the water purifying units. The government has agreed to exempt these units from value added tax and provide power on subsidy.
The huge budget required for this will be sought from external aid agencies like World Bank and Asian Development Bank. The government will also form a water corporation to take care of drinking water supply and industrial needs in the state. “We are expecting the grid to be operational within four years,“ Ayyanna Patrudu said. The government is planning to launch the works from Chittoor.
On the other hand, the NTR Sujala Sravanti scheme that provides 20 litres of safe packaged drinking water to rural areas will be operated by self help groups.The scheme to be implemented from October 2 from Anantapur district will cover 5,000 gram panchayats initially. Officials have identified 1,185 villages in these panchayats as fluoride-hit, hence the scheme will provide relief to them. According to the minister, 20 industries have come forward to set up the water purifying units. The government has agreed to exempt these units from value added tax and provide power on subsidy.
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