Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday launched the 'Sujal' initiative for the State from "Sant Kabir Kutir" here in Chandigarh.  Khattar, while launching it as a pilot project for Panchkula, said, “'Sujal' initiative is a unique initiative which is environment friendly and due to which we can save resources along with structured supply of water.  You can also make financial savings.”

Khattar further said, “Only because of such initiatives can we save the environment and save all the resources for the coming generations.  After being successful in Panchkula, this initiative will be implemented across the state.”

The Chief Minister said that a device will be installed in every drinking water meter, tube well and connection of Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) which will have online cloud storage.  With the help of this, the water supply will be monitored and the flow of water will also be controlled.  With this innovation, officers can sit in their office and watch the flow of waste water, stop it and save water.  He said that with this technology it would be easy to measure the flow of water in every house and at every commercial site under HSVP.  They will also know which connections and meters are inactive so that they can be turned off.  All this information will be made available on a single dashboard so that all the concerned officials can keep an eye on the process.

Chief Administrator, HSVP, Ajit Balaji Joshi apprised the Chief Minister that with this initiative, it has become easy to track and close illegal connections, and with the help of this the authority will also be able to collect fine from the citizens. HSVP has decided to make many more achievements on the strength of this initiative.  In addition, the use of tertiary water in parks and green belts will increase from 14 MLD to 30 MLD in a single year.  With the help of this device, 70 percent of labour will be saved, due to which about Rs. 4.7 crore will be saved in a year.  He was informed that the use of this technology will also save as much water as is currently being used in Panchkula.