Chandigarh, January 27 – The Haryana Government has sanctioned two projects worth Rs.291 crore for providing potable water and strengthening sewerage system in Sirsa town.While giving this information, Minister of State for Industries and Home, Mr Gopal Kanda today said that these projects included setting up of third ‘Canal Water Based Waterworks’ at a cost of Rs.161 crore and ‘Sewerage Treatment Plant’ at a cost of Rs.130 crore at village Panjuana. He said that problem of potable water would be over by the year 2040 with setting up of waterworks and the town residents would get completely TDS and germ free water.Mr Kanda said that waterworks and treatment plant would be set up on an area of 115 acres of land. He said that formalities to acquire 45 acres of land had already been completed and the process of acquiring remaining land for the purpose was on last stage. He informed that a sum of Rs.23 crore would be incurred on acquiring land and the remaining amount would be spent on the construction of waterworks and treatment plant.The Minister said that Public Health Engineering department had prepared this project keeping in view the increasing population by the year 2040. After setting up of the waterworks, town residents would get 135 litres of potable water per day per person. He said that eight tanks would be constructed in the initial phase that would be increased alongwith increasing population. Half dozen boosting stations at various places would also be constructed to ensure water supply in town, he added.Mr Kanda said that sewerage arrangements would be made in old and recently authorized 13 colonies. He said that pipeline of 40 inch width would be laid for drainage of polluted water in Agarwal colony, Chawala colony and in all small and big sizes colonies adjoining Chaterpatti which would be connected with Kelniyan Water Disposal Plant.He said that two sewerage treatment plants, at village Nataar and Kelniyan, would be set up in the vicinity of town at a cost of Rs.17 crore where dirty water would be cleaned and thereafter it would be provided to farmers for irrigation purpose
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