Shillong: The Centre has approved the Rs 193.49-crore project under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) to complete the Greater Shillong Water Supply Scheme, bringing a hope for the city to ease the present water crisis. Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee under JNNURM on Tuesday gave its approval to the detailed project report (DPR) on the Scheme. Principal Secretary of Urban Affairs Anoop Thakur and Commissioner Secretary PHE AK Bhalla represented the State in the meeting in New Delhi. Public Health Engineering (PHE) Minister AL Hek on Tuesday said, "In principle the Union Ministry of Urban Development has approved the DPR prepared by the PHE Department and it is just a matter of time that the Scheme will be implemented." Both Central and State government, in a 90:10 ratio, will fund the new project under JNNRUM. The Scheme to be implemented by PHE Department aims at augmenting water supply in Greater Shillong including the city outskirts besides the municipality areas within 2011. The Minister expressed the hope that there would be no more water scarcity in Greater Shillong areas after implementation of the Scheme.