Haryana would soon come out with a policy for reusing the treated water

Chandigarh,

Haryana would soon come out with a policy for reusing the treated water. It would be formulated especially for the bulk consumers in the state like thermal plants, industries, agriculture, horticulture etc. to save water to the maximum.
Disclosing this at a press conference here today, Dr Banwari Lal, Minister of State for Public Health Engineering, said 1,200 to 1,300 MLD of water was being treated in the state Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs) out of which only 30 to 50 MLD water is reused, and the remaining goes into the drain. The policy would aim at utilizing this water, instead of allowing it to flow waste into the drain.
At present, there are 115 STPs in operation, and work is apace on 20 more while three STPs are being planned. In 71 cities of Haryana, over 135 litre per capita per day (lpcd) water is being supplied, whereas in 11 cities it is 110 to 135 lpcd, and in 4 cities it is 70 to 110 lpcd of water.
Dr Banwari Lal said out of the 7,517 habitations in the state, 6,043 were being supplied 100 per cent water; in 1,135 it is 75 to 100 per cent,  in 199  50 to 75 per cent, and in 34 from  25 to 50 per cent. The quality of water is affected in 104 habitations.
Many development works have been done in the state during the last three-and-a-half years, including setting up of 159 canal-based waterworks, 2,002 tubewells, 434 boosting stations and laying of 7,738- kilometer pipeline. As many as 53 STPs have been established in cities and work is in progress on 20 others. In addition, 22 RO plants and 10 community water purification plants have also been set up.
A total of 89,182 complaints related to the department were received on CM Window, out of which 87,423 have been resolved, and the remaining 1,759 complaints are being addressed.
The PHE Department has its own Grievances Redressal Centre known as Shikayat Nirvana Kendra (SNK) whose toll free number is 1800-180-5678; it works 24 hours.  The operators receive complaints in the control room from 6 am to 8 pm except on holidays, and after this, the system works on Integrated Response System and self-recording mode on telephone.
Dr Banwari Lal said under the Mahagram Yojana, villages having a population of more than 10,000, the government has raised the drinking water level to 135 lpcd and provided sewerage system. In the first phase, work has been started in as many as nine villages which would be completed by March 31, 2019. Recently, 11 additional villages have been identified under the Mahagram Yojana where work is in progress. Apart from this, in 37 villages DNITs are being prepared to provide the sewerage system.
He said Tooti Lagao–Jal Bachao Scheme (water conservation programme) was launched in the state on June 4, 2018.  Under this svheme, water saving campaign taps would be fixed on all pipes till December 31, 2018 with a total target of 1.05 lakh taps.  Out of these, 46,659 taps have already been installed.
Besides, under the water conservation campaign, one lakh taps are being provided by the government to the NGOs so that these can be fixed on approved connections to save water.
Another campaign to save water was launched on May 16, 2017 under which 2,508 villages were surveyed. In 11,60,244 households in these villages, 54,399 taps and ball corks in 5,028 overhead and underground tanks have been fixed and approval has been given for 1,68,190 water connections. Revenue of more than Rs. 10 crore was received under this campaign. Besides, in 4,371 connections, water leakage was mended and 9,027 unclean water connections were repaired, the minister added.
Media Advisor to the Chief Minister, Mr Rajiv Jain, Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Mr Rajiv Arora, and Engineer-in-chief of Public Health, Mr Manpal Singh, were also present on this occasion.