Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)'s Standing committee has cleared the proposal for 24x7 water supply system in the city.
Total cost of the project is pegged at Rs 1,800 crore. PMC. Contract has been given to a Italy based company named Studio Gallery Ingeria (SGI). This company will handle the full project, right from preparing the report to developing the system and then maintaining.
Ironically this is the fifth time tender for 24x7 water supply was floated. The last four attempts failed due to technical reasons.
Water is supplied in Pune mainly from dams of Panshet, Warasgaon, Temghar and Khadakwasla.
