Rohtak admn plans to develop tank in 25 acres to store surplus potable water
The district administration has chalked out a plan to develop a sedimentation and storage tank over 25 acres on the campus of Tilyar Lake here to store additional water for potable purposes. The additional water will be sufficient to meet the requirement of 16 days in case of non-availability of canal water. After execution of the plan, residents won’t have to face any problem of drinking water, especially in summers.
Local office of the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) has moved a proposal under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)-2 to the state government in this respect for its approval.
“At present, the PHED has three water works to meet daily requirements of potable water in Old Rohtak city and water can be stored there for the supply of eight days. The canal water is supplied here 24 days in a month in winter and in 40 days in summer, hence there is an urgent need to enhance the water storage capacity so as to store more adequate water to maintain its same supply in summer as well,” Tarun Garg, Executive Engineer, PHED, told ‘The Tribune’.
He said at present, the demand for drinking water is around 80 million liter per day in the city. “The demand rises up to 20 per cent in summer due to scarcity of canal water and spike in the consumption. In this situation, the proposed storage water tank will be useful in maintaining the supply of potable water in the city in the summer season as well,” Garg added.
Sharing information about another project, the Executive Engineer said the water storage capacity in the existing water works located in the eight nearby villages would also be enhanced. The project would cost around Rs 160 crore and the water works would have the storage water facility for 16 days after completion of the project, he added.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Dhirendra Khadgata said the development works being carried out under the AMRUT-1 scheme worth about Rs 350 crore in the district had reached the final stage. The AMRUT-2 scheme would also start soon. The public facilities would also be improved in Meham, Sampla and Kalanaur towns. The work of setting up an integrated Command and Control Centre is under way, he added.
“The centre equipped with advanced IT systems will not only integrate the government departments for ensuring good governance while providing better public services and enhancing safety and security but also prove useful in detecting traffic rules like signal jumping, automatic number plate recognition and detection of red light and speed violations,” said another official.
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