The long-pending demand for a modern water treatment plant that can address the acute shortage of drinking water experienced by the parched upper reaches of Pathanamthitta municipality is finally becoming a reality.
According to municipal chairman T. Sakkeer Hussain, the civic body has been granted ₹15 crore under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0. The fund will be used for establishing a state-of-the-art water treatment plant that will have a capacity to process 20 lakh litres of water per day.
Of the total project outlay, the Central government will contribute 50%, while the remaining amount will be shared by the State government and Pathanamthitta municipality. Though the initially allotted outlay was ₹12.38 crore, the amount was raised following negotiations through the State mission.
