Advani opens 125 MLD unit of Jaspur plant, dedicates Khoraj lake, makes allotment of 308 affordable housing units in Ahmedabad

New Delhi, December 4 (IANS) 2014

Former Deputy Prime Minister of India and Gandhinagra MP Shri Lal Krishna Advani today dedicated a125 mld water treatment plant in Jaspur near Ahmedabad. With addition of 125 MLD unit inaugurated today, the total capacity of Jaspur plant is now 400 MLD. This plant brings great relief to citizens of new west zone of Ahmedabad city. It will provide water to 2.5 million people across 10 wards of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC) in new west zone areas.

The Rs. 45.89 crore newly built 125 mld capacity plant has 3 clariflocculator, 12 filter bed filter house, inlet chamber and scada system.

Shri Advani in presence of Gujarat Chief Minister also dedicated a lake at Khoraj with public garden.

Computerized draw for allotment of 308 affordable housing units was conducted in presence of Shri Advani.

In her speech, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel said that BJP had in its manifesto announced allotment of 50 lakh housing units in five years span. Now in just two years, the government has completed construction of 3 lakh housing units and made allotment of 1.50 lakh beneficiaries.

She said the state government has kicked out the middlemen and adopted the method of computerized draw in transparent manner for fair allotment of housing units.