CM Saini Unveils ₹44 Cr Projects in Kurukshetra's Pipli
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Six infrastructure projects worth more than ₹44 crore landed in Kurukshetra's Pipli on Sunday, November 15, 2026, as Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini inaugurated four schemes and laid the foundation stone for two more — delivering power, health, sewerage, and road upgrades to a cluster of villages and towns in one of the state's most historically resonant districts.
Four inaugurations: substations, health centres go live
The day's first big-ticket moves were in power and primary health. Two 33 KV substations — one in Kurukshetra's Sector 28 and one in Jogna Khera — were formally commissioned, strengthening the grid for urban and peri-urban households that have long faced load-shedding pressures. Alongside them, sub-health centres in Mirzapur and Dayalpur were inaugurated, extending frontline medical care to rural residents who currently travel significant distances for even basic consultations.
These four projects together account for ₹13 crore 36 lakh of the day's total outlay. The 33 KV substation additions continue a strand of rural electrification investment the Haryana government has pursued across successive budgets — a programme that predates Saini's tenure but has accelerated since he took office in March 2024 following Manohar Lal Khattar's departure.
Two foundation stones: sewerage network and road renewal
The larger share of the day's spend — ₹31 crore 47.40 lakh — went into two new projects still to be built. The first is a sewerage system serving the residential colonies of Pipli, Bird Pipli, and the Pipli-Ladwa Road corridor, anchored by a 6.50 MLD intermediate pumping station. Properly laid sewerage in densely populated colony clusters is not a small thing: it directly affects groundwater quality, public health, and waterlogging — problems that have dogged fast-growing peri-urban settlements across Haryana.
The second foundation stone was for the renewal and beautification of KDB Road in Thanesar — the stretch from GT Road (Sector 2/3 dividing road) to Udham Singh Chowk. Thanesar, the administrative heart of Kurukshetra district, carries heavy daily traffic, and the upgrade promises smoother movement for commuters navigating one of its busiest corridors.
Pipli's place in Haryana's infrastructure calendar
The bundling of power, health, sewerage, and road projects into a single local event is a signature delivery format for the Haryana government — an approach that lets a single visit generate visible, tangible momentum across multiple departments simultaneously. Kurukshetra, with its mix of urban nodes like Thanesar and rural belts around Pipli, is a natural canvas for such multi-sector drops.
What makes this package notable is its range: substations address energy security, sub-health centres reach the last-mile of the National Health Mission network, the sewerage line tackles sanitation infrastructure, and the road renewal speaks to daily urban quality of life. Each project feeds a different constituency of need within the same district.
Completion timelines and utilisation certificates for the two newly launched schemes will be the real test — and the ones to watch as the Saini administration moves into the next phase of its term.