Consultancy Services for Preparation of Detailed Project Report of Urban Water Supply Improvement Project for the Tier-II Towns (Cluster-A & E) of Madhya Pradesh

Client Project Director, Project UDAY, Project Management Unit, Urban Development and Environment Department, GoMP, Bhopal
Location Narsinghpur, Dewas Mandsaur, Nimach, Ujjain, Alirajpur, Jhabua, Neemuch, Betul, Hoshangabad, Rajgarh, Sihor, Shajapur, Raisen
Schedule Sept 2015
Funding ADB

Project Detail

In response to the rapidly growing urban population and a high level of urban poverty Government of Madhya Pradesh has embarked on a number of infrastructure development initiatives in collaboration with GoI and donor agencies. One of such initiative taken is Project UDAY (Urban Development Around You), an Urban Water Supply and Environmental Improvement Project (UWSEIP) in four cities (Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore and Jabalpur) of Madhya Pradesh, which has been implemented under financial assistance of Asian Development Bank.
Keeping in view the acute drinking water scarcity in the tier-II towns of Madhya Pradesh, Urban Development and Environment Department, intends to execute a comprehensive Madhya Pradesh Urban Services Improvement program in these town under financial assistance of Asian Development Bank. Under this program, around hundred and sixty towns have been identified for implementing (i) augmentation of the surface water source (intake and water treatment plant) as required. (ii) expansion of the distribution system into un-served areas, and (iii) optimization of present systems including reducing non-revenue water by regularizing unauthorized connections and stopping leakages
The objective of the Water Supply Improvement program is to provide an adequate and metered drinking water supply to all urban households by improvement and expansion of municipal infrastructure and services: related to water supply.
M/s DRA Consultants Pvt. Ltd is a Consultant for providing Consultancy Services for preparation of Detailed Project Report of Water Supply schemes for the Tier-II towns of Madhya Pradesh for Cluster A and Cluster E.