With an aim to strengthen the water supply and sewerage system in various towns of the State, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Thursday approved projects worth over Rs30 crore. An official spokesman said that while Rs9.21 crore has been approved for improving urban water supply while Rs20.94 crore has been approved for strengthening of sewerage system in various towns.
The spokesman said that the fund which has been approved for urban water supply included Rs7.10 lakh for preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for providing water supply and sewerage system in Ambala Sadar, Rs143.30 lakh for laying of water supply pipe lines in deficient areas of Municipal Corporation, Ambala Sadar, Rs495.35 lakh for canal based water projects in Zone-5 and Zone-6, Ambala Sadar and Rs275.67 lakh for providing and laying of distribution pipeline in deficient areas of Barwala.
Similarly the funds which have been approved for strengthening the sewerage system included Rs850 lakh for providing outfall sewer Yamunanagar, Rs215.45 lakh for strengthening existing STP in Jhajjar, Rs38.23 lakh for providing independent feeder in Jind among other projects.