Question : DRINKING WATER SUPPLY

(a) whether the Government has taken note that the people of Mango region and adjoining areas of Jamshedpur are suffering from lack of drinking water supply;

(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government for laying of water pipeline on NH-33 passing through Mango and adjoining areas;

(c) the expected time by which the drinking water supply would resume in these areas; and

(d) the details of Government schemes or action plan for such areas to solve the water crisis in Mango region and adjoining areas of Jamshedpur?

THE MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND WATER RESOURCES ( SHRI PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL)

(a) Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation has informed that Mango Urban Area is presently served by a Water Treatment Plant (WTP) of 5.5 Million Litres per Day (MLD) capacity. This is not sufficient for the present population of this area.

A new WTP of 48 MLD is under construction which will serve this area.

(b) For laying of pipe line along NH-33 Drinking Water & Sanitation Department, Government of Jharkhand has submitted a formal proposal to the Road Construction Department for allowing road stretch for laying of pipeline.

(c) As per information given by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India, six months is required to lay the pipeline along NH-33, after land use permission is granted.

(d) Details of the Scheme are as under:

i)	Name of Scheme: - Mango Water Supply	ii)	Estimated cost: -	64.14 crores	iii)	WTP Capacity:-	48 MLD	iv)	Details of Elevated Storage Reservoir (ESR)	1st	25 lakhs liters	2nd	18 lakhs liters	3rd	11.5 lakhs liters	4th	10.5 lakhs liters	v)	Raw Water Rising Main (pipe)	4.2 kilometers	vi)	Clear Water Rising Main (pipe)	7.8 kilometers	vii)	Distribution Main 148.6 kilometers