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State targets to ensure 1000 cusecs of water availability by 2030
Chief Minister to write to UP Government for construction of Ganga-Yamuna link canal
Chandigarh November 12 :- In order to augment the water supply in the Gurugram district, Haryana has decided to increase the Gurgaon Water Supply Channel (GWS) capacity. Presently the capacity of the channel is 175 cusecs, which will be increased by 1000 cusecs according to the population size by 2030. For this, the repair and remodelling of the channel will be done at a cost of Rs 1600 crore.
This was stated by Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal while chairing a meeting with the officers of the Irrigation and Water Resources Department held late evening on Friday.
“Apart from this special focus should be at the meticulous implementation of the Treated Waste Water (TWW) Policy so that in the years to come proper water management can be ensured in colonies developed by Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran, industrial estates developed by HSIIDC. Further, the same can also be ensured in colonies developed by private developers. Under this Policy, emphasis will be laid on laying of double pipelines and setting up of micro STPs” said Sh. Manohar Lal.
He directed the officers concerned to lay more emphasis on implementing the rainwater harvesting system.
Haryana to write a letter to UP Government for construction of Ganga-Yamuna
The Chief Minister said that steps should be taken to bring water of the river Ganga to Haryana. For this, a letter will be written to the Ministry of Water Resources and the Uttar Pradesh Government for the construction of the Ganga-Yamuna Link Canal. With the construction of this link canal, additional availability of water will be ensured to Haryana, said Sh. Manohar Lal.
He further directed the officers of the Faridabad Metropolitan Authority to make plans for water harvesting through the Rainiwell project to meet the water requirement of Faridabad. Besides this, an expert committee should also be constituted, which will study the underground flow in Yamuna. Along with this, the Committee will also assess how much water is needed in South Haryana and how much is being supplied at present, said Sh. Manohar Lal.
State targets to ensure 1000 cusecs of water availability by 2030
The Chief Minister was apprised that the length of GWS is 69 km, which off-takes at RD No-227800 of Delhi Branch from Kakroi Head and ends at Basai Water Treatment Plant. This channel was created in the year 1995 with a capacity of 175 cusecs. It serves the drinking water needs of Bahadurgarh, Gurugram and enroute 28 water works of Public Health Engineering, HSIIDC and Forest Department. Due to the continuous flow of water for 27 years, the lining of the channel is in a dilapidated condition. The lining is damaged badly and joints have opened through the length. This has significantly reduced the carrying capacity of the channel to 100 cusecs and is in dire need of repair.
The Chief Minister was further apprised that various departments also take water from this channel to meet the water requirements all these facts clearly indicate that demand for drinking water in 2040 of Gurugram cities and towns en route would be around 475 cusecs.
To meet this demand and to avoid wastage of water, a project for remodelling of GWS channel along with augmentation of cusec capacity has been prepared. Water between Khubru and Kakroi is supplied by CLC, which has a capacity of 750 cusecs. At present 1050 cusecs of water is being released to Delhi, 400 cusecs of water is released to Gurugram and the remaining water is being used for irrigation. With the repair and remodelling of these channels, the total capacity will increase to 2300 cusecs, which will be able to meet the availability of water by the year 2030.
Gurugram will require 1504 cusecs of water by the year 2050
It was informed in the meeting that by 2030, the water requirements of various departments including Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran, Public Health Engineering Department, HSIIDC, Forest Department etc will be around 1068 cusecs. Similarly, by the year 2040, this demand will rise to 1269 cusecs and further by the year 2050 the water demand will further be raised to around 1504 cusecs. For this, the Delhi branch will also need to be redesigned and remodelled.
Regarding water supply, the Chief Minister was apprised that Renuka, Kishau and Lakhwar dams are proposed to be built on the Yamuna River, the work on which is likely to be completed by 2031. With the construction of these dams, Haryana will get 1150 cusecs of water from its share.
Adviser, Irrigation to Chief Minister, Sh. Devender Singh, Engineer-in-Chief, Dr. Satbir Kadian and other officers of the department remained present in the meeting.
