NABARD has sanctioned Rs 722 crore for eight water projects in the rural areas of Haryana, state Minister for Public Health Engineering Banwari Lal said today.
Works on these projects, which will supply water to 256 villages and 72 hamlets, are in progress, Lal told reporters here, adding that the state government has sent three more project proposals, costing Rs 236.85 crore, to NABARD for financial assistance.
The second proposal aims to supply water to 109 villages and nine hamlets, Lal said.
Lal said the state government was getting financial assistance from the National Capital Region Planning Board to modernise the sewerage system in urban areas. As many as nine plans have been approved at an estimated cost of Rs 72.10 crore, he said.
The state officers have been given special directives to ensure that water is supplied via tankers to areas which are experiencing a water crisis, he said.
"RO plants have been installed in areas which have a scarcity of pure water. These plants are being set up in those region where there is scarcity of canal water and the quality of underground water is not good," he added.
Lal said the state will soon release a policy for treating dirty water. He said there is huge demand for reused water especially in bulk sectors like thermal plants, agriculture, horticulture, industries among many others.
He said 1,200 to 1,300 Million Litres per Day (MLD) of water was being treated in the state sewerage treatment plants (STPs) out of which only 30 to 50 MLD water was being reused.
He informed that a total of 89,182 complaints related to his department were received on 'CM Window', the state grievance web portal, out of which 87,423 have been resolved, and the remaining 1,759 plaints will soon be addressed.
Speaking on fatalities during
sewer cleaning operations, the minister said the deceased's family will get Rs 10 lakh, along with which the insurance cover will also be paid.
He said that since 1993, 18 sewer cleaning workers had lost their lives in such incidents.
To prevent such mishaps, the department has taken a number of steps, which include training and provision of safety gear, Lal said. As many as 535 sewer cleaning men have been trained so far.
"If there is blockage in the sewer, permission in writing will have to be obtained from the concerned executive engineer, and the work will be carried out in the presence of a senior officer," he said.
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