Karanjwan-Manmad water supply project to be completed soon:

First India Bureau

Nashik: The Karanjwan Dam-Manmad water supply project in Nashik district will be completed on war-footing to give relief to people of the region, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said.

He was in Nandgaon taluka here on Sunday to lay the foundation stone of the Rs311-crore project, which entails getting water from the Karanjwan Dam on Kadwa river in Dindori to Manmad, the district’s third largest town.

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“Water concerns every citizen. This project will be completed on war-footing. The state government will immediately provide 15% of the funds needed for the work,” said Shinde, who also laid the foundation stone for two other works, including a sub-district hospital. He said funds will be disbursed for road works in Manmad, an important railway junction in the state, and Rs10 crore will be allotted to set up an MIDC enclave here.

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Thane: The state government has approved Rs172.13 crore for the construction of a court building here in Thane, an official said on Monday. While the initial estimated cost of construction of the basement-plusstilt-plus-10 floor structure was Rs74.79 crore, the revised estimate approved by the state government for an eight-storey building is Rs172.13 crore, he said. A government resolution in this connection was issued last week, he added. “While Rs84.35 crore will be spent to construct the building, Rs18.22 crore will be spent on furniture. The building will have a rainwater harvesting facility, ramps for persons with disabilities and hydraulic stilt parking,” he said. This comes a day after Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said his government would spend Rs593 crore to develop Shri Kshetra Poharadevi in Washim district. Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis during the day unveiled a statue of Sant Sevalal Maharaj and inaugurated a 134-foot high flag there.