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No. 1742 CUTTACK, 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

projects at Bhubaneswar shall be transferred to WATCO by OWSSB to

continue further activities.

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(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

Printed and published by the Director, Printing, Stationery and Publication, Odisha, Cuttack-10

Ex. Gaz. 1073-173+50