Seeking to ensure timely implementation of basic urban infrastructure projects and improve sewerage, drainage networks, promotion of non-motorised transport, and development of parks and green spaces in six States, the Urban Development Ministry has approved investments of Rs 2,863 crore for the next three financial years under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) programme. The States, which would be benefitted include Karnataka, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Puducherry.
Officials said that a total investment of Rs 2,863 crore has been cleared in 42 mission cities in these six States with a central assistance of Rs 1,432 crore for providing water taps to all urban households besides increasing water supply to the normative 135 litres per head per day, improving sewerage and drainage networks, promoting non-motorised transport and development of parks and green spaces.
Karnataka has got the major chunk of Rs 2,070 crore with a central assistance of Rs 955 crore, Jharkhand-Rs 555 crore in 7 cities with central assistance of Rs 262 crore, HP-Rs 115 crore with central assistance of Rs 103 crore, Arunachal Pradesh-Rs 53 crore with central assistance of Rs 47 crore, Nagaland-Rs 45 crore with central assistance of Rs 41 crore and Puducherry-Rs 24 crore with the Centre funding the whole project expenditure.
Karnataka has 27 mission cities in which the investments would be spent, Jharkhand has seven cities-Ranchi, Adityapur, Chas, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Giridih and Hazaribagh; HP has Shimla and Kullu, Arunachal Pradesh has Itanagar, Nagaland-Kohima and Dimapur and Puducherry has Karaikal, Ozhukarai and Puducherry.