Taking a major step towards accelerating development works in the state, the Haryana Government has finalized procurement processes and key projects of various departments. The decision was taken in a meeting of the High-Powered Purchase Committee held late Wednesday evening at Haryana Niwas under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini.
During the meeting, approval was granted for expenditure of about ₹1,028 crore on various projects of more than 10 departments, including Haryana Police Housing Corporation, DHBVN, HSIIDC, PWD, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited, DMER, FMDA, GMDA, the Irrigation Department, and PHED. Through negotiations with bidders, savings of approximately ₹96 crore were achieved.
Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini stated that the primary objective of the government is to provide better quality services to the people of the state. He directed officials to ensure regular monitoring of all projects so that they are completed within stipulated timelines and meet quality standards.
He added that he would personally review the progress of projects and emphasized that all officers must ensure judicious use of funds. Any negligence in development works will not be tolerated.During the meeting, procurement processes for 11-meter-long PCC poles, single-phase and three-phase net meters, and 25 KVA transformers were finalized.
Additionally, approval was granted for commodity procurement worth ₹29 crore under the supplementary nutrition programme as part of the ‘Har-Hith’ retail project of Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited.A project worth ₹5.78 crore was approved for implementing the ‘Student and Faculty Life Cycle Management System’ (SFLM) in government medical colleges of the state, aimed at enhancing efficiency and integration in the medical education system.
Moreover, a project worth ₹6.60 crore was approved for conducting surveys and preparing a DPR for storm water diversion from Gurugram metropolitan area towards the Yamuna River.Under infrastructure development, ₹47.20 crore was sanctioned for the construction of a Home Guard and Civil Defence Training Centre in Hasanpur village of Karnal. ₹17.75 crore was approved for a master water supply scheme in Faridabad, while ₹17.75 crore was also sanctioned for the construction of a 100 MLD MPS and a 100 MLD STP at Dhanwapur in Gurugram.
An amount of ₹101 crore will be spent on constructing a main pumping station with a capacity of 665.5 MLD in Gurugram. Additionally, ₹20 crore was approved for the development of Atal Park in Sector-1, Panchkula, and ₹109.80 crore for the construction of a world-class shooting range sports complex in Sector-32.
Under industrial and environmental improvements, ₹123.40 crore was approved for the construction of an additional Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) with a capacity of 21 MLD and a main pumping station of 63 MLD in Sector-29-II, Panipat. In the health sector, ₹15.80 crore was sanctioned for the construction of a Community Health Centre in Danoda village of Narwana block in Jind.
Furthermore, ₹51.90 crore was approved for establishing an Integrated Aqua Park Centre of Excellence for the development of saline-affected areas in Garwa village of Bhiwani, and ₹13.50 crore for the construction of an 8 MLD STP based on SBR technology in Palwal.
In the irrigation sector, ₹14.50 crore was sanctioned for the reconstruction of an aqueduct and outlet at RD-83000 of the Bhalout sub-branch, and ₹23.80 crore for construction and reconstruction of various structures between RD-82500 and 124000.
The meeting was attended by Energy Minister Sh. Anil Vij, Urban Local Bodies Minister Sh. Vipul Goel, Agriculture Minister Sh. Shyam Singh Rana, Public Health Engineering Minister Sh. Ranbir Singh Gangwa, Health Minister Arti Singh Rao, Additional Chief Secretary Sh. Raja Sekhar Vundru, Additional Chief Secretary Smt. G. Anupama, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sh. Arun Gupta, along with senior officers of various departments.