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80 AMRUT projects worth Rs 4.06 bn completed in J&K
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80 AMRUT projects worth Rs 4.06 bn completed in J&K

A total of 80 projects worth Rs 4.06 billion have been completed in three cities of Jammu and Kashmir under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) mission, while the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has asked the government of the Union Territory to ensure prompt execution of 24 other works, the contracts for which have already been awarded.

AMRUT was launched in 2015 in 500 cities and towns across the country, and in Jammu and Kashmir there are three such cities - Jammu, Srinagar and Anantnag. The focus of the mission is on development of basic infrastructure in the areas of water supply, sewerage and septage management, storm water drainage, green spaces and parks and non-motorized urban transport, among others. As per the document of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs containing progress of AMRUT projects, in the three mission cities of Jammu and Kashmir, apart from the 80 projects completed, contracts have been awarded for works worth Rs 1.94 billion.

AMRUT has been extended to achieve its objective and subsumed under AMRUT 2.0 till 31 March 2023, and states/UTs have to complete AMRUT projects by this date. AMRUT 2.0 was launched in October 2021 for a period of five years, from 2021-22 to 2025-26.

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A total of 80 projects worth Rs 4.06 billion have been completed in three cities of Jammu and Kashmir under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) mission, while the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has asked the government of the Union Territory to ensure prompt execution of 24 other works, the contracts for which have already been awarded. AMRUT was launched in 2015 in 500 cities and towns across the country, and in Jammu and Kashmir there are three such cities - Jammu, Srinagar and Anantnag. The focus of the mission is on development of basic infrastructure in the areas of water supply, sewerage and septage management, storm water drainage, green spaces and parks and non-motorized urban transport, among others. As per the document of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs containing progress of AMRUT projects, in the three mission cities of Jammu and Kashmir, apart from the 80 projects completed, contracts have been awarded for works worth Rs 1.94 billion. AMRUT has been extended to achieve its objective and subsumed under AMRUT 2.0 till 31 March 2023, and states/UTs have to complete AMRUT projects by this date. AMRUT 2.0 was launched in October 2021 for a period of five years, from 2021-22 to 2025-26. See also: Ambuja Cement and ACC establish leadership in water positivityRecycling of compostable plastic mandatory from 2023-24

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