Aurangabad, Dec 9 (PTI) A ground-breaking ceremony for a water pipeline scheme for Aurangabad city will take place here in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on December 12.

District guardian minister Subhash Desai said at a virtual press conference that the scheme, which will supply water to the city from Jayakwadi dam, will cost Rs 1,680 crore.

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It will consist of 1,911 km of pipeline, 53 storage tanks and have the capacity to purify 392 millions of litres of water every day, Desai said.

Also, ground-breaking ceremonies will be performed for a memorial of late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray, a safari park over 84 hectares and resurfacing of city roads worth Rs 152 crore, the minister said.

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