GUWAHATI, April 7: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi laid the foundation stone of the Rs 350-crore South Guwahati West Water Supply Project under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) at Sadilapur, Jalukbari here today.

Speaking at the function, Gogoi said his government would implement similar project to provide clean drinking water across the State. ADB and Japan International Financial Institution are providing financial assistance in this regard, he added. In his speech, GDD Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the South Guwahati West Water Supply Project would be completed by 2011. # #