Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar would unveil 153 development projects, spanning education, health, roads, electricity, and water management on January 24 from Hisar which cost over Rs 2100 Crore.
An official statement issued on Monday said he would inaugurate and also lay the foundation stone for these projects which include inauguration of 75 projects costing Rs. 741 crore and laying the foundation stone of 78 projects with an investment of Rs. 1374 crore.
Through the virtual medium, the Chief Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation for 10 major projects, while the inauguration and foundation laying for the remaining projects in other districts will be done by Central Ministers, State Cabinet Ministers, MPs, and MLAs.
Major projects include the Construction of New Building of International Convention Centre, Sector-78, Faridabad costing approximately Rs. 333 crore, widening and strengthening of Road Budhlada from Punjab Border to Ratia- Fatehabad-Bhattu-Bhadra upto Rajasthan Border costing around Rs. 185 crore, Construction of 4 lanes ROB on Rewari Narnaul Railway line crossing Rewari-Mahendragarh costing about Rs. 86 crore, Improvement of Sanoli-Panipat Road upto (GT Road NH-44) costing around Rs. 76 crore, Construction of Teaching Block-III, Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University, Jind costing about Rs. 60 crore and the foundation laying of independent canal-based water works, Ratia Town, costing around Rs. 55 crore.
Additionally, Khattar will inaugurate the two STPs of 15 MLD and 25 MLD capacity in Panipat town, costing approximately Rs. 87 crore, augmentation of sewerage network in deficit area including all ancillary works, reuse of treated wastewater in Sonipat Town, costing around Rs. 62 crore and augmentation work of water Supply Scheme for 10 villages and providing distribution systems in deprived areas of Sonipat Town under AMRUT Programme, costing about Rs. 58 crore.
60 Amrit Plus Sarovars to be inaugurated on Jan 24
Chief Minister Khattar will also inaugurate the beautification initiative of 60 Amrit plus Sarovars across the state under the Amrit Sarovar Mission which will take place at village Dult, Fatehabad on January 24. The 60 Amrit plus Sarovars include 3 in Bhiwani district, 6 each in Charkhi Dadri and Jhajjar, 7 in Nuh, 31 in Fatehabad, 4 in Hisar, and one each in Kaithal, Palwal, and Panchkula. The Amrit Sarovar Mission, initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aims to develop and rejuvenate 75 Amrit Sarovars in each district as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, focusing on water conservation.
As of now, 2082 ponds have been completed in the state, surpassing the target of 1650 ponds, with a total cost of Rs 266.96 crore. This includes 1241 ponds under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 756 under State Pond Authority, 38 under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), and 47 ponds completed in urban areas by ULB. This initiative plays a crucial role in recharging the groundwater level.
