Chandigarh June 27 : Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh TVSN Prasad today said that the State Government has implemented the Treated Waste Water Policy to reuse Treated Waste Water (TWW) in irrigation, power plants, and industries. By December 2024, power plants water supply will be substituted by Treated Waste Water further enhancing water conservation efforts.
Sh TVSN Prasad made this revelation after attending the meeting chaired by the Union Cabinet Secretary through video conferencing regarding Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain, here today. He said that the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) is leading efforts to reuse treated wastewater, aiming to achieve reuse rates of 50 percent by 2025 and 80 percent by 2030 under the Policy.
The Chief Secretary said that the Union Government has appreciated the Haryana Government for Geotagging and Management of Water Bodies in the State. Since its inception, the Pond and Waste Water Management Authority (HPWWMA) has diligently geotagged 18,104 ponds and successfully rejuvenated 852, with ongoing efforts to restore an additional 1,152 water bodies. This meticulous geotagging initiative ensures effective management and preservation of Haryana’s invaluable water resources.
While referring to the positive outcomes of Jal Shakti Abhiyan in the State, Sh Prasad said that in 2023, the water level increased by 1.3m in 12 districts, and in 2022 water level increased by 0.58m in 19 districts.
He stated that District Water Conservation Plans for all 22 districts have been prepared and uploaded on Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA-CTR), Central Portal. These plans are made from micro-level village plans and contain both supply and demand side interventions and strategic action plans for water conservation, public education and awareness, and department-wise action plans and strategy.
Sh Prasad said that Haryana has formulated a first-of-its-kind in India- “Integrated Water Resources Action Plan” which is a compilation of the block-level water plan to understand the water gap and plan water saving interventions and supply level. Under the Integrated Water Resources Action Plan 2023-25, the State has achieved water savings of 2.48 Billion Cubic Metres (BCM) till December 2023.
He said that the State has made a paradigm shift by making monsoon-induced floods to flood management and targeting 50 percent of flood water to be re-used in the State by putting the flood water into canals. The extinct rivers – Krishanawati, Dohan, and Sahibi were revived through an innovative concept “Running River through canals but not canals through river”. Besides this, surplus floodwater is released into these rivers during the rainy season to aid groundwater recharge.
