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In a major initiative to address Kakinada鈥檚 growing drinking water needs, the Kakinada Municipal Corporation (KMC) has announced a Rs two point five six bn water supply project under the Amrutha scheme. The project involves laying a forty-five kilometre pipeline to draw water from the Yeleswaram Reservoir. The move comes as the city鈥檚 existing sources鈥擜ratlakatta summer tank in Kakinada Rural mandal and Maharshi Sambamurthy tank in Samalkot鈥攈ave become inefficient due to ageing infrastructure and silt accumulation. Kakinada, a designated smart city with a population of over three hundred and twenty-six thousand and more than ninety thousand public tap connections, currently receives forty-five Mn litres per day (MLD) from the Victoria Water Plant. Water from Aratlakatta is filtered and distributed via seventeen overhead tanks. An additional forty MLD is treated at the Sashikant Nagar plant, which sources water from Samalkot through a network passing Achampet Junction and Sarpavaram. This is further distributed to tanks in areas including Gaigolupadu, Venkatnagar, Sambamurthynagar, and Sanjaynagar. With future expansion plans and the pending merger of six surrounding villages into the city limits, demand is expected to rise significantly. Source: The New Indian Express