Haryana CM lays foundation stone of seven projects worth Rs 78 crore

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, while addressing the Vikas Sankalp Jansabha in Bawani Khera on Sunday, presented a roadmap for the all-round development of the area.

The Chief Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of seven development projects of Rs 78 crore. He said the BJP’s double-engineered government at the Centre and in Haryana “is now undertaking development works at three times the pace”. The Chief Minister said the massive participation in today’s rally “is a testament to the people’s unwavering faith in the policies of Haryana’s double-engine government”.

Reiterating his resolve for the bright future of Bawani Khera, Saini said a new chapter of development would be written at every step, and the area would touch new heights of progress. He said development works of Rs 1,446 crore have been carried out in this Assembly constituency during the past 12 years, whereas the corresponding figure was only Rs 609.58 crore during the 10-year tenure of the previous Congress government.

The Chief Minister said that over the past 12 years, the government has undertaken several important development works in the area. The Bhiwani-Hansi section of National Highway (NH)-148B has been completed with an outlay of Rs 1,322 crore, while the NH-709A has been constructed at a cost of Rs 749 crore; the Bhiwani-Khark section of NH-709E has been converted into a four-lane road at a cost of Rs 169 crore.

He said doubling of the Manheru-Bawani Khera railway line is underway at a cost of Rs 413 crore, of which 12 km of work has been completed.

Meanwhile, a waterworks in Khark Kalan has been constructed at a cost of Rs 29.47 crore, while the Sunder distributary lining has been completed at a cost of Rs 21.27 crore.

Describing farmer welfare as the government’s top priority, the Chief Minister said Haryana is the first state in the country where all 24 crops are being procured at the minimum support price (MSP). So far, Rs 186,000 crore has been directly transferred into the accounts of 12 lakh farmers against crop procurement. During the past 12 years, farmers have been provided Rs 16,160 crore as compensation for crop losses.

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