Haryana set up 33 sewage treatment plants

CHANDIGARH: In its two years tenure, the BJP government in Haryana has set up 33 sewage treatment plants in the state while the construction of 28 such plants is under progress. Minister of

State for Public Health Engineering

, Dr. Banwari Lal said on Tuesday that three sewage treatment plants each have been established in Rohtak and Ambala and one each in Pinjore, Kalka, Ratia, Barwala, Jhajjar, Chhachhrauli, Tosham, Uchana, Punhana, Nuh, Rewari, Gohana, Bawani Khera, Narnaul, Hathin, Ellenabad, Loharu, Charkhi Dadri, Ateli Mandi, Jind, Julana, Narwana, Nissing, Panipat, Taraori, Nilokheri and Mahendragarh.

Similarly, construction work of three plants in Ambala city and Ambala Cantonment, two plants each in Hisar, Yamunanagar and Karnal and one plant each in Dharuhera, Ferozepur Jhirka, Jagadhari, Kalanwali, Ladwa, Mandi Dabwali, Narnaund, Pataudi, Panipat, Rania, Safidon, Shahabad, Sonipat, Taoru, Uklana, Hassanpur, Farrukhnagar and Gharaunda is under progress. Dr Banwari Lal said that the

State Government

is committed towards providing clean drinking water to the people. During this period, drinking water facility has been augmented in 603 villages. Besides, 116 waterworks, 961 tubewells and 249 boosting stations have been set up in urban and rural areas. Also, pipelines with total length of 4,568 kilometres have been laid in urban and rural areas, he added.

He said that online services have been launched by the department for facilitating the people as they can apply online for water and sewerage connections. Apart from this, online facility has been provided to consumers for payment of bills and registration of complaints at Grievance Redressal Centres, he added.