Jusco to treat Cauvery water

Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company (Jusco) has been awarded a six-year performance-based water management contract for Mysore city. The tripartite contract agreement between Mysore City Corporation (MCC), Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWSDB) and Jusco is the largest water supply project being executed through public private partnership (PPP) model in India. The project will enable equitable distribution of Cauvery water treated at Hongalli and Melapur treatment plants to the consumers through a network of about 1,200km from 28 small and large reservoirs. The project will be completed in three phases in six years time.