Calling it path breaking, a marvel of engineering, avant-garde and outcome of Himalayan resolve of the , CM Nitish Kumar on Sunday inaugurated theGangaJal Aapurti Yojana (Ganga Water Supply Scheme) atRajgir.
The first phase of the scheme will ensure uninterrupted drinking water supply to Rajgir, Bodh Gaya and Gaya towns. The CM is to launch the Gaya and Bodh Gaya Plants on Monday. Nawada is in the second phase of the project.
The novelty of the scheme lies in the fact that floodwater from the Ganga is being lifted, transported in a special pipeline to 151 kms, stored in huge reservoirs, treated in state-of-the-art water treatment plant and then supplied as potable water to households and institutions in these cities.