Chandigarh, July 7 : Haryana Chief Minister, Sh Manohar Lal while presiding over the meeting of High-Powered Works Purchase Committee (HPWPC) held yesterday evening accorded approval to contracts worth more than Rs 203 crore. More than Rs 1.68 crore was saved after negotiations with various bidders.

Public Health Engineering Minister, Dr Banwari Lal was also present in the meeting.

Seven agendas including two each of Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority (FMDA), Haryana Police Housing Corporation (HPHC) and Public Works (Building and Roads) and one of Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) were approved in the meeting.

Among  different  works which  have  been allotted  during the meeting included  repair, rehabilitation  and upgradation of 45 MLD STP Badshahpur, construction and commissioning by installation of four Ranney wells  of 10 MLD capacity each in revenue estate of village Shajhanpur, Chandpur, Dalelgrh and Ghorasan along with floodplains of Yamuna river district Faridabad,  construction of vehicular underpass on NH-709 (Extn.) at Km 90.400 crossing Meham-Beri road in Rohtak, construction of 42 Type-II, 36 Type III and 6 Type-IV (Row Houses triple Storey) House in Police Lines, Jind and construction of 72 Type-ll, three Storey Row Houses, 12 Type-lII and 12 Type-IV Stilt plus 6 Houses in Police Lines, Sirsa.

Among those present in the meeting included Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh D.S Dhesi, Additional Chief Secretary Home, Sh T.V.S.N Prasad, Additional Chief, Finance, Sh Anurag  Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Town and Country Planning, Sh Arun Gupta, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries and Commerce Sh Anand Mohan Sharan, Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Engineering Sh A.K Singh, Director General, Supplies and Disposals, Sh Mohammed Shayin and other senior  officers.