Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, Aug 13 –
Haryana Chief Minister -cum-President, WSSB Nayab Singh Saini chaired the 57th meeting of WSSB of Public Health Engineering Department. Total 814 estimates of rural water supply scheme were approved for Rs 2100.02 Cr.
For urban water supply scheme 120 estimates were approved for Rs 40.13 Cr and 42 estimates of sewerage schemes were approved for Rs. 152. 55 Cr. for urban areas.
Under AMRUT 2.0 Programmes, 34 new schemes approved for Rs 1315.61 Cr. in water supply schemes for Urban areas and 5 new sewerage schemes for Rs 754.20 Cr. were approved. An additional amount of Rs. 70 Cr. was approved for strengthening of drainage system under flood works programme in urban areas. Also, 4 new schemes were approved for Rs 14.20 Cr. for drainage system.
A new water supply project costing Rs 352.20 crore has been approved to address the chronic water shortages in the villages of Serohi Beholi, Musnota, and Asrawas, as well as the sporadic water issues in Nangal Dargu. This aims to construct new canal-based water works in the three villages and improve the existing system in Nangal Dargu by sourcing water from the Ateli Distributory.