Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday approved 13 projects worth Rs 399.8 crore to upgrade drinking water infrastructure and sewerage networks across the state, securing savings of Rs 19.5 crore against the estimated cost of Rs 419.34 crore.Chairing a meeting of the High Powered Purchase Committee and High Powered Works Purchase Committee, Saini approved projects covering water supply, sewerage, roads and public infrastructure.To prevent water seepage, floors at all waterworks and boosting stations across Haryana will be laid with reinforced cement concrete (RCC). The state will also adopt Cured-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) technology to repair operational sewer lines without digging up roads and disrupting traffic.Key approvals include Rs 49.5 crore for a 100 MLD automated water treatment plant at Chandu Budhera in Gurugram, Rs 48.25 crore for damaged sewer networks in Rohtak, and Rs 48 crore for sewer lines, a drinking water pipeline and a 3 MLD sewage treatment plant in Shahzadpur, Ambala.The committee also cleared Rs 42.5 crore for sewerage and water supply works in Dhanori, Rs 54 crore for Kamri village, Rs 33.9 crore for Hisar, Rs 31.5 crore for Ratia, Rs 25.5 crore for Mahendragarh, Rs 24 crore for Jagadhri and Rs 17.9 crore for Ghasera village in Nuh.Other approvals included Rs 58.5 crore for a Public Health Engineering Department office building and Rs 34.3 crore for two stormwater drains in Panchkula; Rs 30.8 crore for upgrading the Gurugram-Pataudi Road link to Dwarka Expressway; and Rs 51 crore for a convention centre with a 50-room hotel at IMC Sohna.The projects also include a Rs 29.9-crore rest house in Karnal, a Rs 54.5-crore academic block at Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University in Jind, a Rs 14.5-crore SC hostel at IGU Meerpur and a Rs 11.6-crore sports stadium with a synthetic track in Charkhi Dadri.Senior officials, including chief principal secretary Rajesh Khullar and public health minister Ranbir Gangwa, attended the meeting.
