Drinking water projects, road development, and housing received priority in the Budget of the Alappuzha municipality for 2022-23 presented on Wednesday.
The ₹3.19-crore surplus Budget, with a revenue of ₹256.51 crore and expenditure of ₹253.32 crore, was presented by vice chairman P.S.M. Hussain.
The Budget has set aside ₹41 crore for tackling drinking water shortage in the civic body. Presenting the Budget, Mr. Hussain said all obsolete pipelines would be replaced. Besides, 30 km of new pipelines would be laid. The Budget promises to provide 22,000 new water connections.