Haryana Public Health Engineering Minister, Rao Narbir Singh on Wednesday said that a sum of Rs2743.55 crore would be spent on schemes of drinking water supply, sewerage and drainage of rainy water during 2015-16. During this period, construction work of 650 water works projects and 28 new sewage treatment plants would be carried out besides strengthening the drinking water supply, sewerage and drainage of rainy water schemes, said he.
Rao Narbir Singh said that priority has been given to maintain quality and transparency in construction works. Under this, detailed information of all water supply and sewerage projects alongwith mobile number of concerned firm or contractor and other information have been made available on the website of Department.
He said that Rs1202 crore would be spent in rural areas and Rs1106 crore in urban areas for augmentation of drinking water supply facilities, sewerage and drainage facilities. The remaining Rs385.55 crore has been earmarked for under-construction 1653 and 823 new projects of water supply. The Minister said that 315 new tubewells in rural areas and 84 new tubewells would be installed in urban areas. Apart from this, canal based seven new water works would be constructed in village namely Mankawas, Hathwala, Makhand, Terkha, Dohanakhera, Mundlana and Khandrai.
Apart from installation of 22 boosting stations in rural areas, repair and renovation of 18 existing waterworks would be carried out. Giving priority to water supply in rural areas during 2015-16, approval has been given to work of laying 289 pipelines alongwith 70 other works including expansion of existing waterworks, construction of office buildings, setting up independent feeders, said he.
The Minister said that approval has been given for setting up 32 additional sewerage systems in various colonies of Jagadhari, Yamuna Nagar, Barwala, Hisar, Narnaund, Jind, Gharaunda, Karnal, Nangal Chaudhary, Rewari and Kharkhoda. Similarly, it has been decided to complete the installation of five Sewerage Treatment Plants in Nangal Choudhary, Narnaund, Gharaunda, Karnal and Hisar within this year, he added.