IEP Chandigarh, November 17
Ensuring commercial use of the first International Convention Centre to be built in Haryana, Chief Secretary Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal has directed the concerned officials to hold a meeting with all the stakeholders regarding the facilities to be provided at the centre. He directed the officers to get the design prepared after seeking suggestions from the stakeholders. To expedite the implementation of such big projects, a sub-committee should be constituted for each project. Representatives of other departments working in the project should also be included in this sub-committee, said Sh. Kaushal.
The Chief Secretary presided over the meeting of the Committee of Administrative Secretaries to review the projects worth more than Rs.100 crore here today. 47 projects of 6 Departments worth more than Rs 100 crore were discussed in the meeting. About Rs. 43,000 crore will be spent on these 47 projects.
Sh. Kaushal directed the officers that similar International Convention Centres (ICC) built at other places should also be studied and their feasibility should also be evaluated. He said that a meeting with the stakeholders should be organized in the next 15 days to expedite the construction of ICC to be built in Sector-78 of Faridabad.
Initiate strict action against the officer submitting wrong progress report of the project
The Chief Secretary directed that strict action should be taken against the concerned officers involved in submitting the wrong progress report regarding the completion of work while reviewing the projects of the Urban Local Bodies Department. He said that directions should also be issued to other officers that strict action can be initiated for giving a wrong information. Apart from this, Sh. Kaushal directed the Administrative Secretary, Urban Local Bodies to streamline the functioning at the headquarters level and field offices.
The Chief Secretary directed the officers to personally visit the spot and review the progress of such big projects so that there is no delay in their implementation and completion. Besides this, strict directions should be given to the contractor to complete the projects within the stipulated time, he added.
In the meeting, 19 projects of the Urban Local Bodies Department were reviewed including MCG building in Gurugram, modernization work of Raja Nahar Singh Stadium, strengthening of sewerage system in Ambala, canal-based water works and strengthening of sewerage system in Faridabad, Palwal etc.
The Chief Secretary directed that NOC is required from the Central Government, Railways, Defence or other Departments for the implementation of various projects in the state. The process of obtaining NOC should be completed by holding a meeting with all the representatives at the earliest so as to avoid delay in the projects. Unnecessary delay in projects due to NOC will not be entertained, he added.
12 rain water harvesting wells to be built in Faridabad
Sh. Kaushal informed that 12 rain water harvesting wells are to be built in Faridabad while reviewing the projects of Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority. He said that 3 rain wells will be constructed in the first phase. The tender has been floated and the work will be allotted soon. 4 wells in the second phase and 5 wells in the third phase will be constructed.
It was informed in the meeting that the work of laying 100 kilometre water pipeline from Sector 58 to 115 in Gurugram has been completed. The work of laying 8 km pipeline is under process, which will be completed by the end of December, 2022. Apart from this, 100 MLD capacity water treatment plant at Budhera, and a 100 MLD capacity sewage treatment plant at Dhanwapur is also being set up to treat water.
Infrastructure facilities are being developed in industrial estate
It was informed in the meeting that infrastructure facilities are being developed at a fast pace in the Industrial Estate of Barwala on turnkey bases and it will be completed soon. Apart from this, the work of development of infrastructure facilities is being done in 500 acres of electronic manufacturing cluster in Sohna, IMT, Sohna and Kharkhoda. Both the projects are estimated to be completed in 2 years. Besides this, underground electrical distribution will be ensured in Kharkhoda in the coming time. Mega Food Park is being set up at Rohtak. 2 Silos of 1500 MT and 1000 MT capacity of Rs. 179 crore are soon to be built in Mega Food Park.
Global city project has gained momentum
It was informed in the meeting that tender has been floated for the first phase of the Global City to be developed on about 1,000 acres of land in Gurugram. This city will have all the state-of-the-art facilities like global cities based in Dubai and Singapore. Besides the promotion of the industrial sector, the youth of Haryana will get employment opportunities. This city will make its identity at the international level.
Projects of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Animal Husbandry Departments were also reviewed in the meeting.
In the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary and Financial Commissioner of Revenue and Disaster Management, Sh. V. S Kundu, Chief Executive Officer of Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority, Sh. Sudhir Rajpal, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary of Industries and Commerce Department Secretary, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan, Additional Chief Secretary of Urban Local Bodies, Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta and other senior officers were present.
