Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has taken stringent action against serious irregularities in the tendering process of the Basai water treatment project in Gurugram. He has ordered that the chief engineer responsible for negligence in this matter be charge-sheeted.
The Chief Minister categorically stated that rules were deliberately ignored during the tender process of this project, causing financial losses to the state government. This lapse also led to unnecessary delays in implementation, depriving the public of timely benefits.
Issuing these directives during the High-Powered Purchase Committee (HPPC) and High-Powered Works Purchase Committee (HPWPC) meetings held under his chairmanship, Saini directed the officers to initiate strict action as per rules against the official concerned in the tender process, making it clear that such negligence and irregularities will not be tolerated in the future.
He reiterated that the state government follows a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption and irregularities. Any act against public interest will not be tolerated under any circumstances, he said.
The Chief Minister emphasised that the Government’s priority is to provide transparent and accountable governance. Any compromise on honesty, quality, and timely execution in development projects will not be accepted. Cabinet Ministers Vipul Goel, Shyam Singh Rana, Ranbir Gangwa, and Minister of State Rajesh Nagar also attended the meeting.
Meanwhile, in the
High-Powered Purchase Committee (HPPC) and High-Powered Works Purchase Committee (HPWPC) meeting, contracts and procurement proposals amounting to nearly `851 crore were approved. Through negotiations with bidders, savings of approximately `28 crore were achieved.
The committees also sanctioned works worth `133 crore for repairing transformers of 16, 20, 25, 63, and 100 KVA capacity in UHBVN and DHBVN. In addition, approval was granted for the annual rate contract to procure 18,353 black polythene covers required by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, HAFED and HSWC.The committees cleared projects worth more than Rs. 178 crore for strengthening and widening several
key roads. These include the four-laning and strengthening of the Hansi–Tosham road (SH-12) at a cost of `14.13 crore, special repair and widening of the Tosham–Bhiwani road, strengthening of the Rohtak–Kharkhoda–Delhi border road, strengthening of the Rewari–Dadri road (via Berli Kalan to Kosli in Rewari district), strengthening of the Gohana–Lakhan Majra–Meham–Bhiwani
road, and the Suraewala Chowk–Uklana road stretch in Fatehabad district. Together, these works will cost about `103.23 crore.
Similarly, road projects in Kaithal district were also sanctioned, including strengthening of the Kunjpura–Karnal–Kaithal–Khannauri road (SH-8), special repairs of the Karnal–Kaithal road, strengthening of Kond–Munak–Salwan–Assandh road, and strengthening a section of Karnal–Ramba–Indri–Ladwa road with interlocking paver blocks. These works will involve an expenditure of about `75.49 crore.The meeting also approved remodeling of the Rana Distributary from RD-74250 to RD-109250 at a cost of `14 crore, along with procurement of 132/11 KVA transformers worth `15.47 crore.