To improve drinking water and sanitation Services in five towns of Himachal Pradesh, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) ofRs 817.12-crore projecthas been signed by the with French development agencyAgence Francaise de Development(AFD).
The objective of the project is to develop better sewerage facilities in five towns Manali, Bilaspur, Palampur, Nahan and Karsog and to improve drinking water supply in Manali and Palampur towns.
The MoU was signed in the presence of chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri by the secretary (Jal Shakti Vibhag) Amitabh Awasthi on behalf of the state government and AFD country director Bruno Bosle on behalf of AFD.
Sukhu said that under the project, Rs 612 crore would be provided by AFD, whereas the state government would provide Rs 204.85 crore.
He said that out of Rs 425.85 crore in the first phase, Rs 340 crore would be financed by AFD and in the second phase AFD would provide Rs 272 crore out of a total project cost of Rs 371 crore.