Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel granted in-principle approval on Friday for the allocation of ₹144.32 crores for more than seven thousand rainwater harvesting projects across three zones Northwest, Southwest, and West within the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
Under the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will implement these projects through the Private Society Public Participation Scheme (Khaangi Society Janbhaagidari Yojana). This scheme facilitates public welfare projects in private societies through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with a funding ratio of 70:20:10. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has received applications for rainwater harvesting projects from 7,497 societies: 3,180 in the Northwest zone, 1,617 in the Southwest zone, and 2,500 in the West zone.
On the social media platform X, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel stated, “The government is moving forward in a planned way to collect rainwater and raise the groundwater level.” He further explained, “To carry out rainwater harvesting works in the Northwest, Southwest, and West Zones of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, ₹144.32 crores have been granted in-principle approval.”
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Patel added, “Construction of percolating wells will be undertaken on a PPP basis in residential societies, multi-storied buildings, and apartments as part of rainwater harvesting and groundwater table recharge campaigns in Ahmedabad.”
To expedite rainwater harvesting projects in Gujarat, the state government is promoting the construction of percolating wells through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) under the Groundwater Recharge Policy. As part of this initiative, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation plans to build percolating wells in residential societies, multi-story buildings, and apartments on a PPP basis to improve groundwater recharge. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has granted in-principle approval for the allocation of ₹144.32 crores, which constitutes 70% of the total ₹206.16 crore proposal submitted by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation through the State Urban Development Department.
(INPUTS FROM ANI)
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