Haryana clears Rs 220cr projects, saves Rs 18cr through negotiations | Chandigarh News

Haryana clears Rs 220cr projects, saves Rs 18cr through negotiations
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini

Chandigarh: Haryana’s High-Powered Works Purchase Committee (HPWPC), chaired by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, on Saturday approved development projects worth Rs 219.9 crore after negotiations, saving the state Rs 18.8 crore against the quoted amount of Rs 233.6 crore.The committee considered 13 proposals, approving 11 and deferring two. The projects, largely related to urban local bodies, cover municipal solid waste management, road construction and repairs, water supply, sewerage, drainage, street lighting, parks and other civic infrastructure.Among the major approvals, the committee cleared Rs 38.7 crore for municipal solid waste processing in Gurugram and Rs 18.7 crore for processing daily-generated municipal waste in the Narnaul cluster. The latter covers Narnaul, Mahendragarh, Kanina, Nangal Chaudhary, and Ateli Mandi.A similar solid waste processing project at Partapgarh village in Faridabad was approved at a negotiated cost of Rs 17.1 crore.In Faridabad, the committee approved Rs 17.7 crore for augmenting water supply, sewerage, drainage and street lighting in Sihi village, Ward 39, and Rs 13.8 crore for similar works in Bhudena village, Ward 35. Construction of a new office building for the municipal corporation of Faridabad at Ballabgarh was also approved.The committee cleared Rs 17.9 crore for a banquet hall in Ward 20 of Panipat municipal corporation. In Palwal, a model road from Agra Chowk to the end of Shardhanand Park, on both sides, was approved at Rs 9.2 crore.In Sirsa, Rs 13.2 crore was sanctioned for rebuilding and repairing road carpeting damaged during the laying of a stormwater drainage system.The meeting also approved a project to shift milk dairies in Hisar and works for upgrading, repairing and maintaining green belts and parks, including those in newly approved colonies and facilities for persons with special abilities.Saini directed the departments concerned and executing agencies to complete all projects within the stipulated timelines without compromising on quality.

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