MAPUSA
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said Goa will be the first State in the country to achieve real time monitoring (RTM) of the water supply even as the government proposes to commission five water treatment plants to provide additional 83 MLD of water around the State.
Sawant, on Wednesday, also said the ongoing sewerage project which is taken up in collaboration and with the assistance from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at a cost of Rs 1404.57 crores is targeted for completion by June this year.
Incidentally, the CM had promised to complete the JICA project in October last year in his last budget.
“Our State will be the first in the country to achieve real time monitoring (RTM) of the water supply system and the tender is already invited for its implementation in this financial year,” Sawant announced in his budget speech.
World over, RTM is used for monitoring and analyses of water quality parameters to ensure its suitability for drinking. The RTM system also warns operators to stop water supply to save water and minimize risks when needed.
In an ambitious target, the CM proposed to commission five water treatment plants (WTP) in this financial year at a total cost of around Rs 270.21 crore.
The following WTPs “ 10 MLD at Pale (Rs 10 cr), 25 MLD at Ganjem (Rs 120 cr), 15 MLD at Chandel (Rs 95.71 cr), 3 MLD at Collem-Dharbandora (Rs 30 cr) and 30 MLD at Assonora (Rs 14.50 cr) “ is expected to be commissioned.
The government also aims to increase the sewerage connectivity target from 17 percent to 28 percent in this year.
“The sewerage projects at Colva, Kavlem, Baga and Mapusa will be commissioned in this financial year. The allocation to the sewerage sector is Rs 372. 87 crores,” the CM informed.
