In the Satpur division, NMC has proposed a 20-lakh-litre elevated water tank in Ganesh Nagar at Rs 3.8 crore
Nashik : The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has floated tenders worth around Rs 21 crore to construct six new elevated water tanks across the city. Here the civic body will spend Rs 4.6 crore on the project, comprising a 20-lakh-litre reservoir with a staging height of 25 metres, along with gravity and distribution main pipelines. Nashik’s population, which was around 14 lakh in 2014, has now increased to around 25 lakh, putting additional pressure on the city’s water-supply infrastructure, according to the official.
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A civic official said the reservoir would augment water-storage capacity and improve distribution in areas witnessing growing demand. “Accordingly, measures are being taken to upgrade and expand the water infrastructure of the municipal corporation in the city to provide adequate water to the residents,” the official said. Download the TOI App.
Each of the six elevated tanks will have a storage capacity of 20 lakh litres, taking the combined additional capacity to 1.2 crore litres. Civic officials said the six projects are expected to be completed within 12 to 18 months. The last date for submitting tenders is Nov 12, while the bids will be opened on Nov 13. Of the six projects, a 20-lakh-litre elevated water tank will be constructed at Shakti Nagar in Hirawadi, Ward 3, under the Panchavati division at a cost of Rs 2.6 crore. The 20-metre-high reservoir project also includes a distribution pipeline. The project, estimated to cost at Rs 2.4 crore, will have a staging height of 20 metres. In the Satpur division, the NMC has proposed a 20-lakh-litre elevated water tank in Ganesh Nagar at a cost of Rs 3.8 crore. This reservoir will also have a staging height of 20 metres. The civic body will spend Rs 4.1 crore on another 20-lakh-litre at Durga Udyan in Nashik Road division. At Pathardi in the New Nashik division, a 20-lakh-litre tank will be constructed at a cost of Rs 4.2 crore. The project includes rising and gravity main pipelines along with the 20-metre-high elevated water tank. 40 in Krushna Nagar, ward 16, under Nashik East division.
The project is part of efforts to strengthen water storage and distribution infrastructure amid a rising population and growing demand. The reservoirs have been proposed in areas where additional storage infrastructure is needed to meet increasing water demand. The civic body expects work to begin by the end of Nov after approval from the standing committee and issuance of work orders to the selected contractors. Another elevated water tank with the same capacity will come up in Mahatma Nagar in Nashik West division of the municipal corporation. The project also includes laying a rising main pipeline. The NMC will build the sixth elevated water tank in an open space at Survey No.