Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Ongole Water Project Promises 135 Litres Per Person Daily
Ongole is starting a major project to improve its drinking water supply.
The project will cost Rs 424 crore.
It will build new pipes across more than 605 kilometres.
More than 51,000 homes will receive water connections.
The goal is to provide water at all times, instead of only during certain hours.
Right now, some homes receive water only once every three or four days.
The amount of water available to each person is expected to nearly double.
New water tanks will be built, and old pipes will be replaced.
Roads will be repaired after the pipe work is finished.
Nara Lokesh inaugurated the Rs 424 crore AMRUT 2.0 water project in Ongole.
The project will create a 605.30-kilometre network and provide 51,340 household connections.
Water supply is planned for every home at all times instead of fixed hours.
Per-person supply is expected to rise from 65–70 litres to 135 litres daily.
Eighteen new tanks and replacement pipelines will address shortages and frequent breakdowns.
- Who
- Minister for HRD, IT and Electronics Nara Lokesh inaugurated the project, with local ministers, lawmakers and representatives attending.
- What
- A Rs 424 crore AMRUT 2.0 drinking-water supply project was launched for Ongole.
- When
- The works were inaugurated on Friday.
- Where
- Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, including the Rangarayudu Cheruvu area.
- Why
- The project is intended to improve unreliable water supply, replace aging pipelines and raise daily availability.
- Project cost
- Rs 424 crore
- Scheme
- AMRUT 2.0
- New network
- 605.30 kilometres
- House connections
- 51,340
- Planned water supply
- 135 litres per person per day
- New water tanks
- 18
- Current supply pattern
- Many areas receive water once every three days; peripheral colonies receive it once every four days.