Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has approved development works worth Rs 399.85 crore for the Public Health Department, covering drinking water supply, sewerage infrastructure and sewage treatment facilities across the state. The approvals were granted during a meeting of the High Powered Purchase Committee and High Powered Works Purchase Committee in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
According to the state government, proposals worth approximately Rs 419.34 crore covering 13 Public Health Department works were approved for execution at the revised cost, resulting in reported savings of Rs 19.49 crore.
Saini said the government was working to ensure an adequate supply of clean drinking water through waterworks, boosting stations and pipeline networks. He added that the floors of waterworks and boosting stations were being reinforced with reinforced cement concrete (RCC) to prevent water leakage.
Education Minister Mahipal Dhanda, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shyam Singh Rana, Public Health Minister Ranbir Gangwa and Irrigation Minister Shruti Choudhry attended the meeting.
Rohtak, Ambala And Jagadhri To Get Sewerage Upgrades
Several approved projects focus on repairing and expanding sewerage networks.
In Rohtak, Rs 15.90 crore has been approved for spiral lining and RCC work on a major sewer line running from Gandhi Nagar to Main Jhajjar Road. Another Rs 17.25 crore will be spent on repairing and renovating damaged sewer lines. Sewerage work in Singhpura has been approved at Rs 16 crore, while Rs 15 crore has been allocated for repairs near Sukhpura Chowk.
In Shahzadpur, Ambala, Rs 48 crore will be spent on laying sewer lines, constructing a three-million-litre-per-day (MLD) sewage treatment plant (STP), installing drinking water pipelines and carrying out related works. Jagadhri will receive sewerage rehabilitation and pipeline infrastructure worth Rs 24 crore.
The government has also approved Rs 42.50 crore for a canal-based waterworks and a two-MLD STP in Dhanouri.
New Waterworks And Treatment Plants Across Haryana
Other projects include Rs 31.50 crore for RCC flooring of the main waterworks tank in Ratia and related works, and Rs 33.95 crore for a 10-MLD STP and intermediate pumping station in Hisar.
A new waterworks, boosting station, RCC work on water tanks and a two-MLD STP in Kamri village have been approved at a cost of Rs 54 crore. In Asrawas village in Mahendragarh district, a five-MLD waterworks will be constructed for Rs 25.49 crore.
The department’s building in Panchkula will also be demolished and replaced with a new structure at an estimated cost of Rs 58.50 crore. Under the Mahagram scheme, sewerage facilities and an STP will be developed in Ghasera village in Nuh district for Rs 17.90 crore.
In Chandu Budhera, Gurugram, the government has approved Rs 49.50 crore for a 100-MLD automated water treatment plant and a clear water reservoir.
The government also approved Rs 18.40 crore for a Lokayukta building in Panchkula and Rs 22.80 crore for completing a TB hospital in Ambala.
Karnal Rest House, Sports Stadium And University Projects Approved
A rest house in Karnal will be constructed at a cost of Rs 29.91 crore. A sports stadium with a synthetic track in Pichopa village, Charkhi Dadri, has been approved for Rs 11.60 crore.
The meeting also cleared Rs 54.50 crore for an academic block at Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University in Jind and Rs 14.50 crore for a 224-bed hostel for Scheduled Caste students at Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur.
A building for the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority will be constructed in MDC Sector 5, Panchkula, at a cost of Rs 16 crore. Two stormwater drains in Panchkula have also been approved at an estimated cost of Rs 34.30 crore.
Beyond public health and education, the committee approved projects involving warehousing, roads, irrigation and power distribution. These include warehouses in Cheeka, Dhandur, Hansi and Julana, completion of the remaining stretch of National Highway 709 in the Bhiwani-Jind-Karnal area, and road upgrades on the Gurugram-Pataudi Road via Gadoli towards the Dwarka Expressway at a cost of Rs 30.85 crore.
A convention centre in IMT Sohna, including an auditorium, shops, a 50-room hotel and parking facilities, has also been approved at a cost of Rs 51 crore.
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