GANDHINAGAR: Chief minister Vijay Rupani response to starred questionsby Congress MLA Amit Chavda and other MLAs told the assembly that against submitted action plans for projects worth Rs 2,605 crore under the Government of India’s Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) in 2015-16 and 2016-17, Gujarat received just Rs 231 crore. 

Some 31cities from Gujarat were selected as beneficiaries cities under the AMRUT scheme. The government of Gujarat first proposed a Rs 15,375 crore comprehensive action plan for basic infrastructure in 31 cities under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) covering the next five years. Of this, 42% was to be spent on water connections for all urban households in the 31 cities, 30% on sewerage connections to all household and 12% on drainage services covering 50% of the population. The remainder was to be spent on urban transport, green spaces and parks. 

With a view of the low availability of sewerage services, the state government intends to set up 19 STPs(sewage treatment plants) at a cost of Rs 4,721.57 crore to create treatment capacity of 869 million litres per day. 

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