(a) whether any estimate has been made regarding shortage of water in metropolis.
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government proposes an integrated mega scheme for making proper arrangement
of adequate supply of water in metropolis; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI AJAY MAKEN )
{a)&{b) : An assessment/estimate of the requirement and availability of drinking water.in respect
of 35 metro qities having: a population more than ten lakh as per 2001 census have been made.
Details may kindly be seen in the statement at Annexure.
(c)&(d): The Government of India has launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
on 3.12.2005. One of. the objectives of the mission is to ensure integrated development of
infraatructural services and scale up delivery of civic amen-ifaes and provision of utilities
incljuding drinking water supply with emphasis on universal access td the urban poor. The
assistance, in the form of Additional Central Assistance (ACA) would be made available to 63
identified cities including 35 metropolxses.