Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday approved a series of developmental projects while presiding over the meeting of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA)
Union Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation, Rao Inderjit Singh was also present in the meeting. Before the meeting, a two-minute silence was observed to pay homage to the Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat and other army officers who died in the helicopter crash.
At the meeting, key projects including providing 24 hours clean drinking water in Gurugram, promoting the use of recycled and treated wastewater, upgrading Southern Peripheral Road (SPR), constructing a new sports stadium on 12 acres of land in Farukhnagar, new sports facilities at Tau Devilal Stadium were discussed in detail.
Besides this, infrastructure improvement from Sector-58 to 115, 100 MLD capacity water treatment plant at Chandu Budhera to ensure adequate drinking water supply in these sectors, development of Gurugram water supply channel as RCC box channel and adding 100 minibusses to the fleet of city bus were also discussed.
To streamline the local traffic system in Gurugram, the proposal to include 100 mini buses in the city bus fleet was approved. Chief Executive Officer, GMDA Sudhir Rajpal informed that 32 possible routes have been identified for the mini bus after consulting public representatives and others. He informed that the Passenger Information system will also be installed at bus queue shelters so that the passengers coming there can get accurate information about the arrival time of the bus.
The expansion of metro rail connectivity was also discussed in the meeting. It was informed that a proposal for the expansion of the 28 km Metro network in Gurugram has been prepared and sent to the Central Government after completing all the formalities. The Central Government has given its in-principle approval in this matter. Apart from this, a proposal to build a metro spur line from Rezangla Chowk to Dwarka in Gurugram has also been sent to the Centre.
CM LAYS FOUNDATION STONE OF NEW MC BUILDING
Khattar also laid the foundation stone of the Municipal Corporation office and the Waste to Energy Plant to be built at Bandhwari in Gurugram. The office building of the Municipal Corporation will be built in the area of the Vyapaar Sadan in Sector-14, Gurugram.
The Chief Minister said that the construction work of this waste to energy plant to be set up by Eco Green is planned to be completed in two years. This 15 MW capacity plant will generate 6 lakh units of electricity per day. Gradually, as the population increases, the capacity of the plant will also be increased. In Sonipat, electricity is being generated from waste with a capacity of 10 MW, he said. Khattar said that the Municipal Corporation office building would be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, for which an amount of Rs 117 crore would be spent. This building will be prepared on two acres of land in which a Vyapaar Bhavan will also be built.
There is also a plan to build an auditorium with a seating capacity of 600 people in the 11-story building of the Municipal Corporation, he added.