New Delhi | After facing its worst water crisis in last June, the city of Shimla on Thursday got a sense of relief when Himachal Pradesh Urban Development and Country Planning Minister Sarween Chaudhary announced that the World Bank has approved a financial assistance of Rs. 929.89 crore for a water supply and sewerage project in the city.
In a written reply filed in the state assembly, Chaudhary informed that the assistance will be made as a development policy loan while the final negotiation meeting for loan sanction will be held on October 24. Shimla currently holds a total water supply capacity of 54 million litres per day from six sources six sources of drinking water supply including Gumma and Giri.
Replying to the question of Congress legislator Vikramaditya Singh in the state assembly, the state minister said to ensure regular supply of drinking water, particularly during summer, there is need to augment the Gumma water source from the Sutlej river and construct storage dams on the Giri river. She further added that another step to meet the water requirement would be to install filter units in 13 ”bouries” or natural water bodies here to ensure water for non-potable uses.
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