Jind gets Rs145-cr projects

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 21

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today dedicated 33 projects worth Rs 145.73 crore to the people of Jind district, reiterating his government's vision of "sabka saath, sabka vikas".

He announced this at a state-level programme held through video conferencing here. He inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 163 projects worth Rs 1,411 crore in all 22 districts.

The Chief Minister underlined his government's vision of making every person self-reliant. For this, he said the "Parivar Pehchan Patra" scheme would play an important role.

"Of the 60 lakh families registered under the scheme, 1 lakh families having the lowest income will be identified in the first phase. They will be provided with first-class facilities in health, education and employment efforts will be made to uplift them," Khattar said.

On govt's priority: optimum use of water

The economic use of water is government's priority. We have announced that the next two years will be marked as the 'Water Biennial 2021-23' of the Irrigation and Water Resources Department. —Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister

Meanwhile, he dedicated 18 projects worth Rs 132 crore to the people of Rohtak and 15 projects worth Rs 52.59 crore to Fatehabad residents. Sirsa was given 11 projects worth Rs 41.96 crore and Nuh 10 projects worth Rs 16.55 crore.

In all, eight projects worth Rs 117.42 crore were dedicated to the people of Rewari, seven projects worth Rs 47.58 crore to Sonepat, six projects worth Rs 9.88 crore to Bhiwani, six projects worth Rs 25.53 crore to Charkhi Dadri and six projects worth Rs 20.84 core to Kaithal.

Kurukshetra got six projects worth Rs 43.02 crore, while seven projects worth Rs 59.86 fell into the Panipat's kitty.

Khattar's home district Karnal got five projects worth Rs 15.72 crore. Gurugram got five projects worth Rs 72.72 crore, while Palwal received five projects worth Rs 88.42 crore.

Besides, Hisar got five projects worth Rs. 87.71 crore and Jhajjar three projects worth Rs. 332.34 crore. Panchkula and Yamunanagar got two projects worth Rs 42.41 crore.

Mahendragarh, Ambala and Faridabad were given three projects worth Rs 59.19 crore.

In Yamunanagar, Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar, local MLA Ghanshyam Dass Arora, Deputy Commissioner Mukul Kumar, Superintendent of Police Kamaldeep Goyal and district BJP president Rajesh Sapra attended the video conference.

"The two projects that the district has got are new buildings of community health centre, Pratap Nagar (Khizrabad), and Government College at Aharwala village in Bilaspur sub-division," said Gujjar.

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