The ball has been finally set rolling for a centralised drainage and sewerage in the state capital under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The technical committee — set up by the state government to verify the suitability of the new detailed project report (DPR) prepared by Meinhardt Pvt Ltd — has approved the same.

Chief engineer of drinking water and sanitation department D.D. Sharma, who headed the technical committee, said the DPR was fine and they had recommended the urban development department to forward it to the Centre for approval.