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To increase water supply to Gurugram, the Haryana government will repair and reconstruct a water supply channel to increase its capacity, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said.
The current capacity of the Gurgaon Water Supply (GWS) channel is 175 cusecs and it will be increased to 1,000 cusecs by 2030 considering the population size.
For this, the channel will be repaired and reconstructed at a cost of Rs 1,600 crore, he said.
According to an official release on Saturday, the Chief Minister was presiding over a meeting with officials of the Irrigation and Water Resources Department on Friday evening.
“Furthermore, special focus should be given to meticulous implementation of the treated wastewater policy to ensure proper water management in the coming years, in the colonies developed by the Haryana Urban Development Authority and in the industrial estates developed by the Haryana State Industries and Industries Corporation. Infrastructure Development Corporation. This can also be ensured in colonies developed by private developers,” Khattar said.
He directed the officials concerned to give more emphasis on implementation of rain water harvesting system and said that steps should be taken to bring water from river Ganga to Haryana.
A letter will be written to Ministry of Water Resources and Government of Uttar Pradesh for construction of Ganga-Yamuna Link Canal. With the construction of this link canal, additional water availability will be ensured in Haryana, he said.
He also directed the Faridabad Metropolitan Authority officials to plan water harvesting to meet the city’s water requirements.
An expert committee should be constituted to study the underground flow of Yamuna. The committee will also assess how much water is required in southern Haryana and how much is currently being supplied, he said.
The Gurgaon Water Supply (GWS) channel, constructed in 1995, serves the drinking water needs of Bahadurgarh and Gurugram.
The lining of the channel is in dilapidated condition due to continuous water flow for 27 years. This has significantly reduced the channel’s carrying capacity to 100 cusecs and is in dire need of repair, according to the statement.
(This story was not edited by Devdiscourse staff and was generated automatically from a syndicated feed.)
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