Chandigarh- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday said the state government is implementing several effective schemes to make ‘gaushalas’ self-reliant and financially empowered.
As part of these initiatives, 820 e-rickshaws will be provided to ‘gaushalas’ across the state to support the care and management of livestock.
The Chief Minister was presiding over a meeting of the high-powered purchase committee here. He said under the scheme, ‘gaushalas’ housing up to 1, 000 cattle will be provided one e-rickshaw, while those with more than 1, 000 cattle will receive two e-rickshaws.
The committee approved the procurement of the e-rickshaws for Rs 10.25 crore.
He said Haryana has 770 ‘gaushalas’, of which 553 house fewer than 1, 000 cattle, 79 accommodate up to 2, 000 cattle, 20 have up to 3, 000 cattle, eight have up to 4, 000 cattle, while one ‘gaushala’ each houses up to 5, 000 and 6, 000 cattle, respectively.
The Chief Minister also approved the laying of sewer lines in various colonies of the city of Kaithal at an estimated cost of Rs 12.87 crore. The project will extend sewerage facilities to a large section of the city’s population and has been designed to meet the requirements projected up to the year 2042.
In addition, approval was granted for the upgradation of the Water Sewerage Treatment Plant and construction of an RCC tank at Khedar at an estimated cost of Rs 27.70 crore.
Furthermore, approval was also given for the installation of five Ranney wells, 10 million litres per day (MLD) capacity each, in Faridabad’s waterlogged areas along the Yamuna river near Manjhawali and Mothuka villages at an estimated cost of Rs 164.75 crore. Water drawn from these Ranney wells will be tested for suitability as a drinking water source, the government said.
The Chief Minister also approved the construction of a second 1, 000 MLD capacity waterworks at Basai village under the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA). The project will be executed at an estimated cost of Rs 149 crore.
At the meeting, it was informed that development works worth Rs 380.40 crore were tendered at Rs 363.82 crore, resulting in savings of approximately Rs 16.58 crore.
The Chief Minister directed that no delay or negligence in development works would be tolerated and directed the officers concerned to ensure that all projects are completed within the stipulated time frame.