GSWSS completion 2017

By Our Reporter

SHILLONG, DEC 21: The much-awaited Greater Shillong Water Supply Scheme (GSWSS) is likely to be completed by next year, state PHE minister Prestone Tynsong informed on Wednesday.  “We will be able to put pressure on the contractors to complete the work at the earliest possible once the Rs 43 crore is released to the department,” the minister told reporters.

He informed that the fund was recently transferred from the Finance department to Urban Affairs department, which will soon be releasing to the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department.

He however said completion of the project within the stipulated time frame on March 2017 will depend on the funds made available to the department.

Tynsong informed that the physical progress of the entire work is 92 percent adding the remaining work is related to laying of pipes, while 90 percent zonal tank is completed and laying of the main feeder is also nearing completion.

The project was first targeted to be completed on May 2011 and the projected cost was estimated at Rs 193.50 crore with central share fixed at Rs 174.15 crore and the state share fixed at Rs 19.35 crore.

He said slow progress of the project was because of delay in receiving the funds.