CHANDIGARH, FEB 20
Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya said that ‘Atal Bhujal Yojna’ has been launched by Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi with an estimated cost of Rs 6,000 crore for better water management and Haryana has been chosen amongst first seven states to be covered under the Scheme. He said that 36 water stressed blocks of the State have been identified for coverage under the Scheme.
Mr. Satyadeo Narain Arya was delivering his address on the first day of Budget Session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha which commenced here today.
He said that the present State Government accords high priority to ensuring equitable distribution of water to every farmer. Every possible effort would be made to bring to Haryana our legitimate share of surplus Ravi Beas waters through the Satluj Yamuna Link canal at the earliest, he added.
Mr Arya said that his Government is committed to Har Khet Ko Paani and has launched a campaign to feed 100 per cent tailends. The capacity of WJC MLL from Hamida Head to Indri Head would be increased to 17,530 Cusecs from the existing carrying capacity of about 13,000 Cusecs by April, 2020. By augmenting the capacity of Western Jamuna Canal (WJC) system during the past two years, the State is already drawing more than 30 per cent additional water from river Yamuna during the monsoons, which otherwise used to flow down the river. The State Government is working on a plan to increase this additional quantity carried by WJC to 40 per cent by March, 2022.
He said that extensive activities are being carried out in rural areas of the state under the Jal Shakti Abhiyaan since 2019. Nearly 25,000 public buildings in rural areas have been provided with rain water harvesting structures. More than 1.25 lakh soak pits have been constructed in villages for recharge of water table. Apart from this, 4,000 ponds have been identified for rejuvenation and work of desilting and deepening has already been initiated in over 700 such ponds.
He said that Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has been launched by Government of India with the aim of providing a functional household tap connection to every rural household that is ‘Har Ghar Nal Se Jal’ by 2024 at the rate of 55 litres per capita per day. He said that the State Government has decided to achieve this target two years in advance, that is by 2022.
The Governor said that it has been decided to waive off road cut charges of Rs 2,000 per connection during the implementation period of Jal Jeevan Mission. The rural consumers are also being given an option to pay the upfront charges of Rs 500 per connection or pay Rs 50 per month instead of Rs 40 per month for general category and pay Rs 30 per month instead of Rs 20 per month for scheduled caste category being charged at present for drinking water supply in rural area. In this mission, 55 litres water conforming to Bureau India Standard: I.S.: 10500 is proposed to be provided per capita per day. More than 2.75 lakh water connections have already been regularized by the State Government so far, he added.
He said that Haryana has notified a policy on Re-use of Treated Waste Water to reduce the dependency on fresh water resources. District-wise comprehensive and time bound action plans for reuse of treated waste water are being prepared to achieve this vision. He said that under this policy, it has been made mandatory for all Thermal Power Plants situated within 50 KM radius of any Sewage Treatment Plant to use Treated Waste Water (TWW) instead of fresh water in cooling towers and for other processes in the Power Generation Plant. Every industry using atleast 1,000 kilo litre per day would also have to mandatorily use TWW instead of fresh water. Further, all Municipal Bodies would also use treated waste water for non-potable purposes that is for the purpose of gardening, horticulture and maintenance of parks.
Mr Arya said that the present State Government is proactive in combating the challenge of anticipated water woes in the State and has become the first State in the country to employ Micro Irrigation with Treated Waste Water (TWW). Substituting freshwater with TWW would save Canal Water as well as reduce dependence on Ground Water, he said adding that a project costing Rs 1200 crore has been given ‘in-principle’ sanction by Government of India which would benefit over 1,20,000 acre area.
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