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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1742 CUTT ACK, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 /BHADRA 20,1941
[No.16614‒HUD-WS-SCH-0064/2019/HUD.]
HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
RESOLUTION
The 10th September, 2019
Subject : Re-distribution of Work and responsibilities among Public Health
Engineering Organization (PHEO), Orissa Water Supply &
Sewerage Board (OWS & SB) and WATCO.
Orissa Water Supply & Sewerage Board (OWS & SB) was entrusted with the responsibility of Construction as well as Operation & Maintenance (O & M) of all Sewerage and Septage Systems (except Government Quarters & Institutions) whereas PHEO was entrusted with the responsibility to look after construction, operation and maintenance of all drinking water supply systems/water works as well as sewerage systems of Government Quarters and Institutions vide this Department Resolution No.27572/HUD., dated the 25th November, 2017. However, keeping in view the inadequate and inexperienced human resources in OWS & SB, constraints are being faced in respect of construction, operation and maintenance of the sewerage and septage systems in various Urban Local Bodies of the State. Hence, Operation and Maintenance of sewerage and septage projects in Puri have subsequently been transferred to PHEO vide this Department Resolution No. 13643/HUD., dated the 2nd August, 2019 in modification of the earlier Resolution.
However after full fledged functioning of WATCO with effect from 1st June, 2019 and for smooth distribution of responsibilities among all Government entities i.e. OWS & SB, PHEO and WATCO and in partial modification to this Department Resolution No.27572/HUD., dated the 25th November, 2017 read with subsequent Resolution No. 13643/HUD., dated the 2nd August, 2019, Government after careful consideration have been pleased to further decide the following:―
(i) Construction and O & M of all Sewerage and Septage projects/systems in the WATCO area i.e. Bhubaneswar, Jatni and Khurda ULBs shall be looked after by WATCO henceforth. In addition, the on-going Sewerage Projects/ Systems in Sewerage Districts I, II, III and IV along with the proposed septage 2 (ii) The construction, O&M of all Sewerage and Septage Projects/Systems in all other ULBs shall be looked after by PHEO on transfer of the same by OWSSB except that the on-going work of Sewerage Systems at Sambalpur & Rourkela towns are to be completed and commissioned by OWSSB and thereafter to be transferred the same to PHEO for O&M.
(iii) The construction of Sewerage Systems in District-VI, Bhubaneswar shall be continued under Chief Engineer, OISIP. The same after completion and commissioning shall be handed over to WATCO for O&M. However, the Sewerage System & Drainage System, Cuttack shall continue under Chief Engineer, OISIP, Cuttack and shall be transferred to PHEO and Cuttack Municipal Corporation respectively for O & M after completion and commissioning.
(iv) The OWS & SB shall have the core function of providing technical support on Sewerage and Septage systems, technical support in the Quality Assurance and Quality Control along with Regulatory functions of clear water and waste water management, capacity building in the above matters etc.
2. Order:
(i) The Resolution shall come into force from the date of issue.
(ii) Ordered that the Resolution be published in the Odisha Gazette and copies thereof be forwarded to all Departments and all Heads of the Departments and the Principal Accountant General, Odisha, Bhubaneswar with 50 copies to this Department.
By Order of the Governor
G. MATHI VATHANAN
Principal Secretary to Government