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Title: Need to include Sambalpur City in Orissa under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
SHRI AMARNATH PRADHAN (SAMBALPUR): Sir, Sambalpur, my constituency, is one of the oldest cities in the entire Western Orissa region. It is unfortunate that it has not been included under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). It has a floating population of about two lakh due to heavy mining and industrial establishments. The ever-growing population necessitates the demand for safe drinking water through pipes and release of waste water through sewerage line to the downstream to keep the city clean and tidy. So, I request the hon. Minister of Urban Development to include Sambalpur City under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).