Haryana CM Nayab Saini approves five projects worth Rs 340 cr in 3 districts

Chandigarh, July 8

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini today approved five projects worth over Rs 340 crore for strengthening sewerage network and ensuring the augmentation of drinking water in three districts — Ambala, Hisar and Fatehabad.

Sewerage, water supply works

These projects aim at strengthening sewerage network and ensuring the augmentation of drinking water supply in Ambala, Hisar and Fatehabad districts.

An official spokesperson provided detailed information about the approved projects. In Ambala district, the projects include extending the sewerage network to 11 newly merged villages within the municipal corporation area, constructing a 1.25-MLD Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at the existing site in Nayagaon, a 1.40-MLD STP for Kanwla village, and a 50-MLD STP for a drain at Devinagar in Ambala City. These initiatives amount to a total cost of Rs 165.96 crore.

In Hisar district — under the AMRUT 2.0 initiative — the projects encompass arranging raw water from Barwala branch instead of Petwar Minor in Hansi at a cost of over Rs 61.44 crore. Additionally, a project for Adampur, which includes the provision of a sewerage treatment plant and strengthening of the existing sewerage system, costs over Rs 65.11 crore.

In Fatehabad district, the focus is on Jakhal town with projects for augmenting drinking water supply scheme and laying a new water supply pipeline. These initiatives amount to a total cost of over Rs 7 crore.

In Ratia town, the project involves laying of distribution pipelines in the remaining areas, replacing old pipelines, supplying and erecting pumping sets for water supply. This project costs over Rs 40.88 crore.