Haryana nod to major contracts, infra projects in high-powered purchase committee meeting
Chandigarh: In a meeting chaired by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, Haryana govt approved contracts and purchases of goods worth over Rs 1,640 crore on Monday.
Nearly Rs 61 crore was saved through rate negotiations with various bidders.
The approval was given in meetings of the state govt's high-powered purchase committee (HPPC), departmental high-powered purchase committee (DHPPC), and high powered works purchase committee (HPWPC).
Haryana ministers Krishan Lal Panwar, Rao Narbir Singh, Dr Arvind Sharma, Shyam Singh Rana, Ranbir Gangwa, and Shruti Choudhry, along with minister of state Rajesh Nagar, were present at the meeting. In addition, Haryana minister Vipul Goyal participated via videoconferencing.
To strengthen sanitation in rural areas, the state govt approved the provision of hopper tipper dumpers to mahagrams and gram panchayats with a population of over 7,500. A total of 298 hopper tipper dumpers will be procured for Rs 19 crore, enabling panchayats to manage waste independently at the village level.
In addition, approval was granted for the purchase of books for libraries being established in villages.
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The initiative aims to create a conducive educational environment within villages. Further approvals include the purchase of computer systems, Wi-Fi, and CCTV equipment for the e-libraries, as well as the procurement of 4,500 laptops for use by gram sachivs and CPLOs. These will cost about Rs 31.5 crore.
In the meeting, approval was granted for the construction of govt model senior secondary school at Mandi Dabwali in Sirsa district, at an estimated cost of Rs 11 crore.
Also, the purchase of 1,415 computers for cluster schools was approved, with an expenditure of Rs 6.8 crore. Approval was also given for the construction of the zila parishad vikas bhawan in Gurgaon, with a cost of Rs 61 crore.
Approval was granted for the strengthening of three key road projects: the 24-km Dadri–Bond road, the 18-km Dadri–Chidya road, and the 20-km Assandh–Sirsal road. These projects will be undertaken at an estimated cost of Rs 78 crore.
The Chief Minister said that there should be no compromise on quality and directed that all works must be completed within the stipulated timeframe. Additionally, approval was given for the remaining construction work of the Civil Hospital building in Ambala Cantt, which involves expanding capacity from 100 beds to 200 beds.
The committee also approved the purchase of testing kits for soil-testing laboratories, aimed at assessing soil health, at an estimated cost of Rs 8 crore.
Additionally, special repair works were sanctioned for Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Government Medical College, Nalhar. These include road repairs, public health improvements, electrical services, fire-fighting systems, and HVAC upgrades, with a total cost of approximately Rs 12 crore.
Chief secretary Anurag Rastogi, additional chief secretary of home department Dr Sumita Misra, principal secretary to chief minister Arun Kumar Gupta, additional principal secretary to chief minister Saket Kumar, director general of supply and disposal department Pankaj, besides administrative secretaries of the concerned departments, were present in the meeting.
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