CHANDIGARH, JAN 2
Committed towards realizing state government’s vision of reviving the ancient Sarasvati river in the State and ensuring regular flow of fresh water in it, the Haryana Saraswati Heritage Development Board (HSHDB) which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal here today approved 11 major projects including the restoration of various heritage sites along the course of river Sarasvati.
While presiding over the 4th meeting of Governing Body of Haryana Saraswati Heritage Development Board, Chief Minister Mr Manohar Lal who is also the Chairman of the Board said that it is the priority of the State Government to ensure that fresh water flow in Sarasvati river and to ensure this, various steps are being taken.
On this occasion, he also launched a mobile App developed by the Haryana Sarasvati Heritage Development Board. The information related to Sarasvati River including scientific evidences of its existence and other relevant studies have been made available on this App. He also approved the logo of the Sarasvati Heritage Development Board.
The projects which were approved for the rejuvenation and development of Sarasvati river in the State included construction of somb sarasvati barrage and sarasvati reservoir, construction of adi badri dam and other development works in Himachal Pradesh and Haryana at adi badri in district Yamunanagar, sarasvati river rejuvenation from sarasvati reservoir to its outfall in river ghaggar, interlinking of markanda river and sarasvati river through kainthla supply channel, construction of waste water treatment plants for recycling of all waste water falling into sarasvati river, construction of RCC divide wall at saraswati tirath at saraswati nagar, construction of saraswati ghat at village bhaini and mangna in district Kurukshetra, construction of bridges on river saraswati at village ishargarh and beer pipli near pratapgarh district Kurukshetra for the convenience of people, development works for restoration of heritage places along the course of saraswati river including heritage site and construction or development of temples and ghats and linking of saraswati river heritage research institute with centre of excellence for research on saraswati river established at Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
The Board also approved the proposal for appointment of consultant to assess the techno-feasibility for water way/heritage development/pilgrimage tourism activities from pipli to jyotisar and at pehowa in district Kurukshetra. It also approved grant-in-aid of Rs 50 lakh annually for carrying out research activities at the centre of excellence at Kurukshetra University.
It was informed in the meeting that the construction of somb sarasvati barrage and sarasvati reservoir would facilitate storage of 1000 hectare meters water in sarasvati reservoir which would fulfill the need of flow of water in sarasvati river to a large extent. Similarly, after the completion of construction of adi badri dam and other development works in Himachal Pradesh and Haryana at adi badri, the storage capacity of the proposed sarasvati reservoir at village Rampur Herian, Rampur Kambian and Chillaur in Haryana area would be increased from 100 hectare meters to 1475 hectare meters. This would enable to run Sarasvati River to run with a discharge of 200 cusecs in monsoon season. The NOC for interstate clearance from Himachal Pradesh Government has already been obtained in this regard.
It was also informed that on the completion of interlinking of Markanda River and Saraswati River through kainthla supply channel, 3000 cusecs of flood water could be diverted from Markanda River to Sarasvati River from Jhansa head of Markand River. The work for the construction of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at Kurukshetra and Saraswati Nagar is in progress and for the construction of STP at Bilaspur, the Detailed Project Report (DPR) would be finalized within ten days by the Public Health Engineering Department.
The meeting was also informed that the HSHDB has identified the heritage sites which include various temples, ghats and other structures along the course of saraswati for their development and restoration.
Earlier, Deputy Chairman of HSHDB Mr Prashant Bharadwaj presented water collected from 427 different rivers to Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal in a bottle. It may be recalled that Mr Manohar Lal alongwith Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Mr Nitin Gadkari had performed Maha Jalabhishek at Adi Badri in district Yamunanagar recently.
Among those present on this occasion included Chairman Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) Mr Bharat Bhushan Bharti, Chief Secretary Mr D.S Dhesi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr Rajesh Khullar, Deputy Principal Secretary Mrs Ashima Brar, Additional Chief Secretary Art and Cultural Affairs Department Mrs Dheera Khandelwal, Additional Chief Secretary Tourism Mr Vijai Vardhan, Additional Chief Secretary Medical Education and Research Mr Amit Jha, Additional Chief Secretary Public Works (Building and Roads) Mr Alok Nigam, Additional Chief Secretary Higher Education Mr Anil Kumar, Principal Secretary Finance and Planning Mr T.V.S.N Prasad, Principal Secretary Irrigation and Water Resources Mr Anurag Rastogi and other senior officers of the State Government.
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