Sewage projects in the state

Sept 22 - Haryana Government has approved over Rs 297.93crore out of State plan for implementation of sewerage projects in 38towns of the State and out of it over Rs 102.73 crore have alreadybeen incurred to provide this facility.This was revealed in a meeting presided over by Chief Minister, MrBhupinder Singh Hooda to review the laying of sewerage system invarious towns of the State here today.These 38 towns included Assandh, Barwala in district Hisar,Bahadurgarh, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri,Guhla Cheeka, Dabwali, Ellenabad,Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hansi, Indri, Jagadhri, Jhajjar,Jind, Kaithal,Kalka, Kalanwali, Karnal, Mohindergarh, Naraingarh, Narnaund, Narwana,Narnaul, Pehowa,Pundri, Rohtak, Rania, Shahbad,Sirsa, Siwani,Sonepat,Tohana,Thanesar, Uchana and Yamunanagar.The Chief Minister directed Commissioner and Secretary HaryanaPublic Works (Water Supply and Sanitation) Department, Mr Roshan Lalto complete the on going works speedily.The Chief Minister also reviewed the progress of sewerage projects ineight towns under National Capital Region for which projects wereapproved in February 2006. These town included Hodal, Sohna, Palwal,Rewari, Rohtak, Gohana,Panipat and Samalkha. A sum of over Rs 98.51crore has been sanctioned for these projects and these would becompleted by February next.While reviewing the progress of sewerage projects being implementedin the towns of Bahadurgarh, Bawal, Beri, Kalanaur, Meham, Sampla,Kosli, Bhakli and Railway station Kosli, Ganaur and Kharkhoda, it wasobserved that a sum of over Rs 86.61 crore had been approved fortheir implementation. It was decided to complete these projects bySeptember end 2009 instead of December end 2009.It was informed that sewerage projects were being prepared for thetowns of Pataudi and Faraukhnagar.The towns where sewerage works were in progress under Yamuna ActionPlan Phase -II included Yamunanagar, Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat,Gurgaonand Faridabad. Their implementation would cost over Rs 32.45 crore.Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, M.L.Tayal and AdditionalPrincipal Secretary to Chief Minister, Mr K.K.Khandelwal and seniorofficers of Public Works (Water Supply and Sanitation) Departmentwere present in the meeting.