Haryana govt to solve unauthorised colonies problem soon: Min

Haryana Urban Local Bodies Minister Kavita Jain today said the government will soon unveil a plan to permanently solve the problem of unauthorised colonies in the state.
A 'scheme' has been prepared in this regard and will take off by the end of this month, she said.
Jain said the necessary provisions have been made in the scheme to provide various facilities to the people residing in these unauthorised colonies, and also to make sure that such colonies should not come in future.
She directed the officers to ensure timely implementation of schemes, keep a check on corruption and bring transparency in the work.

The minister said that the local councillors should be taken into confidence while preparing schemes as they have better information about the problems of the people and geographical situations of their respective areas.
The government is not only ensuring effective implementation of schemes of both the central and the state governments, but also making efforts that the benefits of these schemes reach to the beneficiaries at the grass root level, she said.

Jain said under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme of the central government, special emphasis is being given to the infrastructure facilities, drinking water, sewerage and parks in the urban areas.

She said the Centre has approved Rs 2,565.74 crore for 18 districts of the state, which included Rs 1,405 crore for sewerage, Rs 487.75 crore for drinking water, Rs 464.24 crore for rain water drainage, Rs 104.64 crore for urban transportation and Rs 103.39 crore for parks and their beautification.
This amount would be spent in three phases, she added.
The minister said under the Swatch Bharat Mission, the state has been divided into 15 clusters for waste management.
She directed the officers to work in a campaign mode to make the urban areas open defecation free by ensuring the active participation of the local representatives and social and non-governmental organisations besides carrying out awareness activities.

Jain said a target has been fixed to make the urban areas of the state open defecation free by September 30.