Rs 369 crore approved for five Haryana districts

By Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, APRIL 12

A sum of Rs.369 crore has been approved for five districts of Haryana namely Bhiwani, Panchkula, Mewat, Jhajjar and Hisar under 13th Finance Commission during the year 2012-13 for the implementation of the schemes of Public Health and Engineering Department.

           While stating this here today, Haryana Public Health Engineering Minister, Mrs. Kiran Choudhry said that out of total, a sum of Rs.183 crore had been approved for Jhajjar town and adjoining 17 villages, Rs.112 crore for district Hisar, Rs.6.02 crore for Morni area in district Panchkula, Rs.37 crore for district Bhiwani and Rs.30.76 crore for distrit Mewat under 13th Finance Commission.

            Mrs. Choudhry said that National River Conservation Directorate had also approved two projects costing Rs.129.51 crore and Rs.88.36 crore for augmentation of sewerage system including Sewerage Treatment Plant in Panipat and Sonipat towan on funding pattern of 70:30 during the same period. Apart from this, projects costing Rs.95 crore for improvement of water supply in Sonipat town on Ranney wells had also been approved Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) scheme. These works would be completed by March 2015, she added.

            The Minister informed that another project costing Rs.93.10 crore for districts Mahendergarh covering 54 villages had also been approved by the Project Sanctioning Committee of NABARD. Similarly, a project costing Rs.21.72 crore for providing storm water drainage in Sonipat Town had been approved by National Capital Region Planning Board. She said that apart from augmentation of drinking water supply facilities in 788 habitations, 904 balance schools had been provided with drinking water facilities. In addition, 588 anganwadis had also been covered.

            Mrs. Choudhry said that during year 2012-13, as many as 1122 tubewell based schemes had been handed over to Gram Panchayats for operation and maintenance. Under Haryana State Rural Water Policy, individual household’s metered connections would be given to 50 per cent rural population by the end of the 12th Five Year Plan. She said that in order to redress public complaints and ensuring transparency, Shikayat Nivaran Kendra had been set up with toll free number 1800-1805678. Also, Water conservation award has been introduced for those village panchayats who would ensure taps on all private and public connections and minimum of 75 per cent households have private water connections in the village. Under this, 497 gram panchayats were rewarded during year 2012-13, added Mrs. Choudhry.