Chandigarh, April 9 The Haryana government has approved an expenditure of ₹1,028 crore for various projects of more than 10 departments, including the Haryana Police Housing Corporation and the Public Works Department (PWD).
The approvals were given at a meeting of the High-Powered Purchase Committee, chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, an official statement said on Thursday.
The projects relate to the Haryana Police Housing Corporation, DHBVN, HSIIDC, PWD, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation, DMER, FMDA, GMDA, the Irrigation Department, and PHED. Through negotiations with bidders, savings of approximately ₹96 crore were achieved, it said.
Saini directed officials to ensure regular monitoring of all projects so that they are completed within stipulated timelines and meet quality standards.
He said he would personally review the progress of the projects and emphasized that all officers must ensure judicious use of funds. Any negligence in development works will not be tolerated, he said.
Besides, the procurement processes for 11-meter-long PCC (pre-stressed cement concrete) poles, single-phase and three-phase net meters, and 25 KVA transformers were finalized.
Approval was also 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.
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 Detailed Project Report for storm water diversion from the 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 while ₹17.75 crore was approved for a master water supply scheme in Faridabad.
An amount of ₹101 crore will be spent on constructing a main pumping station with a capacity of 665.5 Million Litres per Day (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 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.
The meeting was attended by Ministers Anil Vij, Vipul Goel, Shyam Singh Rana, Ranbir Singh Gangwa, Arti Singh Rao, Additional Chief Secretary Raja Sekhar Vundru, Additional Chief Secretary G Anupama, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Arun Gupta, along with senior officers of various departments.