CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan dedicates water treatment plant at Manuabhan Tekri
Bhopal : Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan dedicated the water treatment plant constructed under AMRUT Project at Manuabhan Tekri in Bhopal. Bhopal Municipal Corporation has got this 50 MLD capacity plant constructed to ensure water supply to different areas of the city from the Upper Lake through high level tanks. This plant will provide pure and regular drinking water to about 3.5 lakh population. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that the goal of the state government is to provide clean drinking water to every household. Lambakheda, Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Bhanpura, Govindpura, Narela, Huzur and many other areas of Berasia will avail the benefits of the new plant. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan congratulated the citizens for this gift to the capital city Bhopal. He also instructed the officers to run the plant smoothly. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan besides dedicating the water treatment plant also jointly dedicated intake well and 23 high level tanks constructed at different places.
Urban Development and Housing Minister Shri Bhupendra Singh, Protem Speaker Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Shri Rameshwar Sharma, MLA Smt. Krishna Gaur, Former Mayor Shri Alok Sharma, Shri Surjit Singh Chouhan, Commissioner Bhopal Shri Kavindra Kiyawat, Inspector General of Police Shri Upendra Jain, Collector Bhopal Shri Avinash Lavania and other public representatives were present on the occasion.
Manuabhan Water Treatment Plant: At a Glance
The cost of Manuabhan Water Treatment Plant is Rs 13.90 crore. The cost of setting up Karbala intake wells and Pump House is Rs 5.30 crore, cost of laying Raw Water Rising Main is Rs 12.10 crore, cost of construction of five high level tanks is Rs 7 crore, cost of laying water distribution pipelines and feeder main is Rs 28.50 crore. As of now 5630 meter pipes of 8 ml diameter have been used up to the pump house water treatment plant. Feeder lines of 300 to 800 meter diameter have been laid to fill various tanks.
Tree plantation on Manuabhan Tekri
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan planted a Kachnar sapling on the occasion. Other guests also planted saplings. Commissioner Bhopal informed that plants of various species are being planted on this hill.
Bharatmata Temple Project
On this occasion, the municipal authorities apprised Chief Minister Shri Chouhan of the Bharat Mata Mandir project to be built in the Tekri campus. Along with the installation of the statue of Bharat Mata here, there are plans to display pictures and statues of freedom fighters.