The Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, laid the foundation stone of a Rs 991-crore drinking water and sewerage project meant for 133 towns of the state at Malout. The Chief Minister said in the first phase work for providing 100 per cent water supply to 119 towns had been taken up. He announced that in 39 towns of the state, where sewerage works were being executed with HUDCO loan and municipal councils concerned were not in a position to return the instalments, the work would be completed on priority under the Municipal Development Fund.