In order to augment the water supply in Gurugram district, the Haryana government has decided to increase the Gurgaon Water Supply Channel (GWS) capacity.

At present, 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, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said 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” Khattar said.

He directed the officers concerned to lay more emphasis on implementing the rainwater harvesting system.

The CM said that steps should be taken to bring water from the river Ganga to Haryana. For this, a letter will be written to the Union 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, he added.

Khattar 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.

He said 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 Khattar.

It was informed in the meeting that by 2030, the water requirements of various departments including Haryana Shahari 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.