Min seeks special assistance from Union govt for cities

Time of India

5 days ago

Ranchi: State urban development minister Sudivya Kumar on Tuesday wrote his counterpart in the Centre, Manoharlal Khattar seeking assistance for implementing urban infrastructure projects in state.
The letter comes at a time when Ranchi and other key towns of the state are battling breakdown of civic amenities like drainage system, among others.
The minister said urbanisation in Jharkhand is happening at a rapid pace. But there is a severe lack of facilities like urban infrastructure, affordable housing and organized public transport among others.
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"In addition, it is imperative to enhance the capacity of urban local bodies in the state so that various major schemes of the Govt of India can be effectively implemented for ease of living," he said.
The Union govt has approved a scheme for cities located on the banks of the Ganga and its tributaries under the Namami Gange Yojana to keep the Ganges and its basins free, he cited.
"To do this, there is a need to first clean Damodar river, a tributary to Ganga, by setting up sewerage treatment plants in Dhanbad, Phusro, and Ramgarh. But there is no provision of sewerage network in it. Hence, full benefit is not being achieved," he said, adding that connecting other rivers (tertiary rivers), besides the tributaries of Ganga with this project, will have a far-reaching effect.
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Some key cities are situated on the banks of other rivers, which are highly polluted, which, in turn, is directly or indirectly leading to the overall pollution load into the Ganga. "Ranchi and Jamshedpur are on the banks of the Subarnarekha river, Chas on the Garma, Deoghar on the Ajay, Dumka on the Mayurakshi, and Palamu on the the Koel. The bodies situated in these towns/cities have not been included under the sewerage treatment plants and interception and diversion scheme under the Namami Gange Project," he said.
He also raised the pending issues related to water allocation from Damodar Valley Corporation. "While the state govt has received water allocation for six water supply schemes (Jamtara, Domanch, Jhumritilaiya, Barkisaraiya, Dhanwar and Dhanbad) by Damodar Valley Reservoir Regulation Committee (DVRRC), DVC is stopping the intake well construction work citing Rs 104 crore outstanding water charges. We urge you to direct DVC not to link other dues with these schemes, and provide necessary permission for intake well construction soon," he said.
He also sought fiscal assistance for Ranchi Sewerage Management (Phase-II) scheme. "Sewerage Management Ph-I (1 STP: 37 MLD, 280 KM network) for Ranchi city is about 85% complete. DPR of Ph-II scheme (4 STPs: 284 MLD, 1115 KM network) is ready but implementation is pending due to lack of finance," he said, urging Centre to also support in rolling out electric buses to upgrade urban traffic system in Ranchi and other key cities.
"The Centre's support for the establishment of a dedicated State Urban Development Training Institute can give a new flight to integrated urban development in Jharkhand," he underlined.