Punjab Government has chalked out a comprehensive plan for the overall development of the urban areas of the State. In the plan’s first phase, water supply and sewerage facility would be provided to 100 per cent population of the cities.
“Under Punjab Urban Development Mission (PUDM) programme, holistic urban development has been envisaged with full coverage of all the basics amenities,” said Punjab local Bodies Minister Chunni lal Bhagat on Tuesday.
He said that one of the key objectives of PUDM was 100 per cent coverage of water supply and sewerage system for the urban local bodies and its qualitative maintenance.
The Minister further said that in order to provide the requirements of water and sewerage facilities in six Municipal Corporations — Amritsar, ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bathinda, Ajitgarh (Mohali) and Patiala, the Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company (PMIDC) has invited the expression of interest for engagements of agencies.
“Water and sewerage infrastructure of these urban local bodies is to be built and operated on the public private partnership (PPP) mode,” he added.
The scope of works included rehabilitation and up-gradation of existing system, operation and maintenance for a period of 20 years of the entire water supply and sewerage system including intake, raw water pumping main, water treatment plant, etc.