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The Urban Development Ministry on Thursday approved an investment of ₹3,120 crore under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) for enhancing water supply, sewerage network services, storm water drains, non-motorised transport and availability of public spaces, in 102 cities.
It gave its nod for State level Annual Action Plans for 2015-16 with an investment of ₹438 crore for 18 AMRUT cities in Haryana, ₹573 crore for nine cities in Chhattisgarh, ₹416 crore for 12 cities in Telangana, ₹588 crore for nine cities in Kerala and ₹1,105 crore for 54 cities in West Bengal, an official statement said.
Water supply projects in as many as 58 cities will account for ₹2,386 crore, sewerage projects in 17 cities for ₹495 crore, storm water drains in nine cities for ₹106 crore, urban transport in nine cities for ₹61 crore, and development of parks and green spaces in all 102 cities at a cost of ₹72 crore. The Ministry will provide ₹1,540 crore, which is almost half of the total expenditure approved for the projects.
The Ministry has so far cleared ₹11,654 crore in 272 mission cities, the statement added.
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