Saturday, September 23, 2017

Haryana to construct new road from Paonta Sahib to Hathnikund Barrage

CHANDIGARH SEPT 23
While realizing the long standing demand of the people of the area, the Haryana Chief Minister Mr Manohar Lal announced that a new road would be constructed from Paonta Sahib to Hathnikund Barrage in district Yamunanagar. Besides, a dam would be constructed in Khilawala at a cost of Rs 20 crore which would benefit about 32 villages of the area. Underlining the significance of this area from tourism  point of view, the Chief Minister said that the state government has a plan to develop the area from Kalesar to Hathnikund Barrage as a tourism destination. A corridor would be developed from Kalesar to Kalka alongside the hills including the areas of Adi Badri, Lohgarh, Trilokpur,  kala  Ambh and Pinjore which would give a major boost to the tourism in this area, he added.
             Mr Manohar Lal was speaking as a Chief Guest at Shri Virender Mohan Gita Vidya Mandir, village Khizrabad in district Yamunagar today. On this occasion he laid the foundation stone of Bus Stand, Khizrabad to be constructed over 1.72 acres at a cost of over Rs two crore.
          The Chief Minister announced that on the demand of the people, the name of village Khizrabad would be changed to Pratap Nagar, after the name of great warrior Maharana Pratap. He asked the gram panchayat to send a proposal duly approved by it to State government in this regard. He said that he has a special attachment with this area as he had spent six years as a pracharak and is well versed with each village.
          Paying rich tributes to late Mr Virender Mohan in whose memory the school has been constructed, the Chief Minister said that Mr Virender Mohan who was  born in this village had taken pledge to work selflessly for the society and nation.  He hoped the school would make progress by leaps and bound and announced a grant of Rs 31 lakh from his discretionary fund for the expansion of the school. He also announced Rs 11 lakh each to the school on behalf of Speaker Vidhan Sabha, Mr Kanwar Pal and Transport Minister Mr Krishan Lal Panwar. 
             On this occasion, the Chief Minister also honoured the mother Mrs Sushila Devi and father Mr Gian Chand by presenting them shawls.
          Earlier speaking on this occasion, Member of Parliament Mr Ratan Lal Kataria said that this school is associated with the memory of a dedicated social worker. He announced to give Rs 11 lakh to the school.
          Speaker Vidhan Sabha, Mr Kanwar Pal said that Congress MP Kumari Selja remained MP from the Ambala parliamentary constituency for ten years but did nothing for the development of Yamunanagar-Jagadhari. While reacting to the demand of the opposition that the name of Kumari Selja should also be mentioned on the foundation stones as the projects have been approved during her time, Mr Kanwar Pal asked the people to name any single development work in this area which had been initiated during her tenure as a MP.  He said that it was during the present state government led by Chief Minister Mr Manohar Lal when a number of development works in the district have been either been completed or in progress.
                    On this occasion, the Chief Minister was accorded warm welcome by the people during his road show up to Yamunanagar which passed through Devdhar, Khadri and Buria.

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