Archive · 31 Jul 2025
Assam Cabinet Approves Drinking Water Project for Badarpur Town
The Assam government is building a new water project in Badarpur Town.
This project, costing about 50 crore rupees, will supply clean drinking water to everyone in the town, 24 hours a day, from the Barak River.
This fulfills a promise made by the government in 2022.
The project is expected to meet the water needs of around 34,000 people until the year 2057.
Local leaders are happy about this project, as it aims to ensure that the people of Badarpur will have a reliable supply of safe water.
Assam Cabinet approved a Rs 49.59 crore drinking water project for Badarpur Town.
The project aims to provide 24/7 potable water from the Barak River.
The project is part of the Town Water Supply Scheme.
The project will serve an estimated population of 34,314 residents.
The initiative fulfills a commitment made during a 2022 Cabinet meeting.
- Who
- Assam Cabinet and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
- What
- Assam Cabinet approved a drinking water project.
- When
- Announced on Thursday, July 31st, after a Cabinet meeting in Silchar on November 29, 2022.
- Where
- Badarpur Town, Assam.
- Why
- To provide clean and reliable drinking water to all residents of Badarpur Town.
- Project Cost
- Rs 49.588 crore
- Project Scope
- Provide 24/7 potable water
- Water Source
- Barak River
- Beneficiary Population
- 34,314 residents
- Project Duration
- 7 years of operation and maintenance