Ludhiana: The World Bank has provided a long-awaited agreement to begin the tender process for canal-based water supply projects.
But because the electoral code, the tender document cannot be loved.
This process must be completed by the Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company (PMIDC) and officials say they will now request permission from the Election Commission, because this project has been going on for a long time and is important for the city that maintains the surface of thinning water.
The World Bank consultant has visited the city on December 17 to review the progress of the project and also meet with MC officials.
Consultants also visit sites in Bilga Village where water treatment plants will be built.
The World Bank consultant has questioned whether water must be taken from the Sidhwan canal or Sirhind channel because the first is closed for several days.
Apart from this, the irrigation department has increased fund demand to strengthen the canal side.
Citizenship officials cleanse doubts and get approval.
Senior MC officers said, “We get approval and now we have to go to the request of the proposal so that the company can send their project.
But because the electoral code applies, we must be permissible.
If we get permission, two or three months will be asked to complete something.
This is for The first phase of the project that we must start the process.
“The RS 3,200 Crore project was funded by the World Bank and residents had been waiting for the past years.
It took the old authority to complete the location to build a water treatment plant because it was the first step.
After a water treatment plant was established, the authorities will move forward with the work of placing water supply lines from the factory to city points.
After seeing various villages near the head of Manpur’s headline, officials finally walked to the village of Bilga.
Civil officials said they had taken ground water with more than 1,000 tubewells for the needs of the city, but this number was not refilled.
Therefore, surface water is needed, they said, adding that in some places of hazardous chemicals was also found mixed with groundwater.
WB gives a nod, the tender process cannot start because of the poll
