Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday sniped at the Opposition, asking them to prepare for another stint in the Opposition in 2029. "Be it what it may, and the Opposition can do whatever they want, but in 2029, the NDA will win the elections, and Modi-ji will be PM again," Shah said while inaugurating the 24x7 water supply project for Manimajra under the Smart City Mission.
He harped on to the spectacular electoral performance of BJP, saying that it won more seats in the current election than what Congress had won in three different elections. He scoffed at the suggestion about instability to the government, and not only promised a full term to the present dispensation but also predicted a repeat victory for NDA in the next election. He has asked the opposition to start grooming itself for the opposition role.
Shah inaugurated the continuous water supply initiative that is slated to benefit over 100,000 residents of Manimajra, Chandigarh. These new projects include multiple national digital platforms like e-Sakshya, Nyay Setu, Nyay Shruti, and e-Summon for accelerating digital governance and access to justice.
Shah said that access to clean water is centrally important, stressing that this new project would ensure a steady supply of filtered water that forms a basic requirement for good health and well-being. He assured that the project shall sustain future demands and challenges.
Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria received Shah at the Chandigarh airport. From the airport, he drove to Manimajra to inaugurate the Rs 75-crore project, built and developed to cater to more than 1 lakh residents living in Modern Housing Complex, Shivalik Enclave, Indira Colony, and Shastri Nagar, among others.
The initiative will reduce wastage of water through high pressure and 24x7 supply. Some of the improvements include leakage reduction, smart metering, reduced dependence on ground water, and monitoring of energy consumption.
It will involve the laying of 22 km of new water supply pipelines and the construction of two underground reservoirs with an aggregate capacity of four million gallons per day. In addition, the upgrading of the city's 270 km old and obsolete water supply network will be done. The same too will be implemented in phases, with the city being divided into 55 district metering areas. The first area is likely to get continuous water supply by 2024, and for the entire city, it may happen by 2028.
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