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Haryana
is one of the foremost States in the country to have the rare distinction
of providing piped water supply facilities in all its villages by
31st
March, 1992
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Under the Yamuna Action
Plan Project Phase-I, Sewage Treatment Plants were constructed in the towns of Yamuna Nagar- Jagadhri, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipat,
Faridabad & Gurgaon alongwith works
of laying of interception
& diversion sewers. The works undertaken under
this project were commended by Government of India and Japan Bank of International Cooperation.
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In order to provide sustainable drinking water supply
in Mewat area, the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Augmentation Drinking Water Supply Project
has been taken in hand at a cost of Rs.205.91 crore under Phase-I. The project envisages
construction of 3 Nos. Ranney Wells in the plains of river Yamuna in the villages
through a network of rising main/ distribution system with boosting stations at
appropriate places.
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In order to augment the drinking water supply in villages
to a level of 70 lpcd in NCR area, a project for 7
districts, costing Rs.162.10 crore has been taken in
hand, which will benefit 669 villages.
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The Public Health Engineering Department has taken up the work of providing adequate
drinking water arrangement in S
Scheduled
Caste Bastis and a special campaign has been launched since 2005-06. 500
Scheduled Caste
Bastis were benefited with adequate drinking water supply facilities during 2005-06
and during the current
financial year, it is proposed to extend this facility in another 450 Scheduled
Caste Bastis.
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