The Central Government has approved Rs 1,143.67 crore sewerage, water supply and water treatment plant schemes for 25 towns of Punjab by amending norms under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
The allocation of funds for the schemes, being screened at present, include Rs 66.74 crore to renovate sewage system and construction of roads. Subsequently, maximum Rs 138.84 crore has been sanctioned for Phagwara, followed by Rs 130.98 crore for Khanna, Rs 103.89 crore for Barnala,
Rs 90.43 crore for Kotkapura, Rs 78.33 crore for Sangrur, Rs 74.55 crore for Faridkot, Rs 65.21 crore for Nabha, Rs 61.27 crore for Sangat Mandi, Rs 53.81 crore has been sanctioned for Sirhind.
Expressing appreciation to Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, the Congress legislative Party (ClP) leader Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday met him in New Delhi. Jakhar, after the meeting, stated that the Central Government has amended the norms in JNNURM to benefit millions of people in small and medium towns of cash strapped Punjab.