Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday unveiled development projects worth Rs 253 crore at a ‘Dhanyawad Evam Vikas Rally’ in Jind, signalling a major push to infrastructure and public services in the district. Saini laid the foundation stones of 12 projects worth over Rs 140 crore and inaugurated three projects with a combined cost of over Rs 112 crore.Among the key inaugurations is the reconstruction of Jind Distributary No. 4, completed by the irrigation and water resources department at a cost of Rs 16 crore. Also inaugurated were modern micro-irrigation systems at the village level, solar-powered irrigation facilities, and a balancing reservoir for water storage in Intal Khurd village, developed at a cost of Rs 39 crore.The chief minister also dedicated the Dr B.R. Ambedkar Library building at Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University, built at a cost of Rs 56 crore. Furthermore, stepping up infrastructure push, the chief minister on Sunday laid the foundation stone of projects spanning agriculture marketing, housing, roads, health, drainage and water supply, including a purchase centre at Manoharpur village by the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board at a cost of Rs 3 crore. Under the CRIF scheme, foundation stones were laid for the four-laning, widening and strengthening of the Panipat–Safidon (State Highway-11) and Safidon–Jind (State Highway-14) corridors.Further, the chief minister initiated the construction of an Integrated Sainik Sadan by the District Sainik and Ardh Sainik Welfare Department at a cost of Rs 9 crore.The chief minister also laid the foundation for Public Health Engineering Department projects worth Rs 35 crore. These include three canal-based water supply schemes in Jalalpura Kalan, Intal Kalan and Intal Khurd villages. MSID:: 130039022 413 |
