Sambhajinagar Water Project Hits 82% as Deadlines Diverge
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar’s Rs 2,740-crore AMRUT water project is 82% complete, but two sources cite different completion dates for residents.
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Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar’s Rs 2,740-crore AMRUT water project is 82% complete, but two sources cite different completion dates for residents.
Jayakwadi dam, Sambhajinagar’s main water source, is at 39% capacity this monsoon versus 79% a year ago, reviving talk of rationing even as a new water scheme moves ahead.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar cleared encroachments on 10 major roads nearly a year ago. Widening work is still stuck, and the civic body has asked the state for ₹1,510 crore.
After 25 years and four cost revisions, Sambhajinagar’s water project stalls again. The mayor has taken the fight for supply straight to the Chief Minister.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar finally got extra water from Jayakwadi after 20 years, but a pump house fault has paused supply just over a week in.
Maharashtra FDA’s crackdown on illegal gutkha reaches Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, where mafia operatives attacked officials during a midnight raid in June 2026.