nagpur vishvaraj infrastructures limited vil has reportedly pulled out of orange city water private limited ocw its joint venture with veolia water india private limited to operate the citys drinking water supply worth rs200 crore per annum and execute rs440 crore 24x7 water supply projectnagpur municipal corporation nmc had eight years ago allotted these works to ocw for 25 yearssources said veolia will now look after daytoday operations of ocw a 5050 venture between veolia and vil subsidiary vishvaraj environment private ltd vepl under the original agreement vepl looked after daytoday operations and veolia gave its expertisemayor sandip joshi told toi i got intimation about the changes there is no issue if everything is as per contract our motive will be to get the project completed by ocw and ensure proper drinking water supplycmd of vil arun lakhani said it is a restructuring of promoters and keeps on happening in corporates vil is committed to the project and will ensure there are no lacunas vils involvement will continueocw director hr kmp singh said such decisions are taken at management level we are on the field and responsible to deliver best services we do not have any information of this as of nowofficials who look after water works for nmc and nagpur environmental services limited nesl the special purpose vehicle are not aware of the developmentnmc sources told toi representatives of ocw met municipal commissioner tukaram mundhe to inform him of the changes mundhe did not respond to tois calls and messages as per the agreement ocw has to intimate nmc about changes in shareholding patternthough the water supply contract is for 25 years nmc had in 2011 set a moratorium of five years for the companies to dilute their shares among themselves joshi and lakhani refused to reveal the change in shareholdingexperts in infrastructure projects vil got the contract due to veolias expertise in drinking water supply as norms said any foreign company in the tender should have joint venture with a local companyagainst deadline of march 1 2017 the project is still incomplete with numerous allegations over drinking water supply problems