DW BUREAU / Chandigarh

In the meeting of the High Powered Purchase Committee (HPPC), and High Powered Works Purchase Committee (HPWPC) held here today under the chairmanship of Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, approval was granted for contracts and procurement of various goods worth over Rs 718 crores .

Following negotiations with various bidders, the committees succeeded in saving over Rs 26 crores by finalizing reduced rates during the meeting.

Cabinet Ministers Sh Mahipal Dhanda, Sh Vipul Goyal, Sh Shyam Singh Rana, Sh Ranbir Gangwa and Smt Shruti Choudhry were present in the meeting.

During the meeting, contracts worth approximately Rs 132 crore were approved for the manufacturing and supply of transmission line towers, sub-station structures, HT underground cables, and related components by Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam for the financial year 2024?25. In addition , approval was also granted for strengthening the distribution infrastructure to reduce Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) in the Naraingarh Division of Ambala District.

The project is estimated to cost approximately Rs 53.86 crore. During the meeting, approval was granted for the purchase of approximately 220 lakh doses of the FMD+HS dual vaccine by the Animal Husbandry and Dairy Department, aimed at preventing foot-and-mouth and hemorrhagic septicemia diseases in cattle. The total cost of the procurement is estimated at Rs 73.45 crore.

It was informed in the meeting that Haryana is currently free from both diseases, and regular vaccination campaigns are conducted to maintain this status. The vaccination is administered twice a year, at six-month intervals.

During the meeting, the project to further improve the quality of purified water by upgrading the existing 120 MLD STP at Berhampur was also approved. This project is expected to cost approximately Rs 33.88 crore.

Additionally, the meeting approved the upgradation of the existing 100 MLD STP in Gurugram city and the establishment of a 75 MLD tertiary treatment plant, with a estimated cost of Rs 51.34 crore.

Chief Minister Sh Nayab Singh Saini directed that greater efforts be made to increase the utilization of treated water. He emphasized that treated water should be supplied to industries according to their requirements to reduce the consumption of clean water and curb groundwater extraction.

The meeting also approved the purchase and maintenance of non-medical equipment worth Rs 26.95 crore for Shri Sheetla Mata Devi Medical College, located in Sector 102A, Kherki Majra, Gurugram. Additionally, the relocation of recycled water pipelines at various locations along the Dwarka Expressway was also approved at an estimated cost of

Rs 14.90 crore.

The projects of the Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority were also approved in the meeting. Pipelines will be laid to improve the water supply in Faridabad, which will significantly benefit the NIT and Ballabhgarh areas. This project is estimated to cost approximately 13.85 crore rupees.

Additionally, approval was granted for the cleaning and maintenance of the master sewerage and drain lines in Faridabad city, with a project cost of Rs 21.35 crore. Furthermore, a bus depot will be constructed in Sector-61 of Faridabad to support electric buses under the city bus service, including a provision for a charging station. This project received approval for Rs 18.48 crore.

Additionally, the construction of a Girls' Hostel at Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences in Rohtak at a cost of Rs 23.64 crore, a 100-bed Mother and Child Hospital (MCH) block at the Civil Hospital campus in Sonepat district at a cost of approximately Rs 49 crore, and a 100-bed MCH at the SHKM Government Medical College campus in Nalhar, Nuh district, at a cost of Rs 27.95 crore were also approved.

(editor@dailyworld.in)