MAHAKUMBH-2025: Part funds released for 10 projects of Jal Nigam by state government
The budget release comes when preparations for Mahakumbh-2025 are on the top priority list of the state government and the government allocated ₹2500 crore for this mission in its annual budget for 2023-24 just in February 2023.
The development projects finalised as part of the preparations for the mega religious fair of Mahakumbh 2025 will finally now get wings.
After two meetings of the state-level apex committee constituted by chief minister Yogi Adityanath for overseeing and sanctioning the projects, for the first time on Wednesday the first instalment of the budget worth over ₹27.87 crore out of the total proposed funds worth over ₹86.82 crore for 10 projects of Jal Nigam has been released, informed officials. This month the project tenders will be taken out and work will be started in April, they added.
The budget release comes when preparations for Mahakumbh-2025 are on the top priority list of the state government and the government allocated ₹2500 crore for this mission in its annual budget for 2023-24 just in February 2023.
As part of the preparations for this once-in-12-years religious fair, a budget of more than ₹2500 crore has been agreed upon for 86 projects in the two meetings of the state-level Apex Committee chaired by the chief secretary of the state Durga Shanker Mishra.
In the second meeting of the Apex Committee held in Prayagraj in the last week of February 2023, chief secretary Durga Shanker Mishra had directed to issue the government orders for all the approved projects by March 15, but it took time for the departments to finalise the proposals and it is only now that the budget has been released for the first time, albeit for just 10 projects.
ADM (Kumbh) Vivek Chaturvedi confirmed that the first instalment of more than ₹27.87 crore has been released.
Mahakumbh Mela Adhikari Vijay Kiran Anand said that the order has been issued for the budget release of 10 projects of Jal Nigam. “The total proposed cost is more than ₹86 crore and the first instalment of ₹27.87 crore has been released. Soon the work will be started by issuing tenders,” he shared.
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Ten projects of Jal Nigam for which funds have been released
Construction of 100 KLD capacity sewage treatment plant in Naini ( ₹2,96,10,000 as first instalment)
Construction of 50 KLD faecal sludge plant in Jhunsi ( ₹2,30,78,000 as first instalment)
Interception and diversion work of Nehru Park drain and Yadavpur drain ( ₹4,00,60,000 as first instalment)
Repair and installation work in Alopibagh sewerage plant ( ₹3,07,38,000 as first instalment)
Increasing the Alopibagh sewerage plant’s capacity to 80 MLD ₹4,72,75,000 as the first instalment)
Installation/equipment replacement work at 12 MLD sewage pumping station (SPS) in Old Mori Gate ( ₹1,62,40,000 as first instalment)
Increasing capacity of 5 MLD SPS in Allapur ( ₹2,94,10,000 as first instalment)
Sewer line work on fair area’s Lal Road, Triveni Marg, Galla Mandi and Sangam ( ₹1,50,97,000 as first instalment)
Repairing earlier laid sewer lines, manholes by the municipal corporation ( ₹3,72,68,000 as first instalment)
Installing two tube wells in the parking lot on Akshayavat Marg, and laying pipeline ( ₹1,00,00,000 as first instalment)