The Karanjwan Dam-Manmad water supply project in Nashik district will be completed on war-footing to give relief to peopl♍e of the region, Maharashtra Chief Minist꧋er Eknath Shinde said.
He was in Nandgaon taluka here on Sunday to lay the foundation stone of the Rs 311-crore project, which entails getting water of the Karanj♌wan Dam on Kadwa river in Dindori to Manmad, the district's third largest town.
"Water concerns every citizen. This project will be completed on war-footing. The state government will immediately provide 15 per cent of the funds needed𒐪 for the work," said Shinde, w𒅌ho also laid the foundation stone two other works, including a sub-district hospital.
He said funds will be disbursed for road works in Manmad, an important railway jun🗹ction in the state, and Rs 10 crore will allotted to set up an MIDC enclave here.
