Kutail (Karnal)/ Alive News: Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today announced to regularise around 900 colonies across Haryana by November 1. Besides, he promised a subdivisional status for Gharaunda by November 1.
Khattar made the announcements at a workers’ convention at Kalyan Farm here. “We have formulated a policy to regularise colonies,” he said. “I had promised the status of a subdivision for Gharaunda during the Assembly elections. It will be done by November 1.”
Khattar announced a bundle of sops worth Rs175 crore for residents of the Gharaunda Assembly segment. These included a trauma centre in Gharaunda for Rs5 crore; an Industrial Training Institute (ITI), a tennis academy in Gharaunda, a boxing academy in Bastara, a government school at Shekhpura Suhana village, a bus stand each in Gharaunda and Bastara, an extension of PWD Rest House for Rs6 crore, and Primary Health Centres (PHC) at Barsat, Chaura, Nagla Megha and Gudha villages. The PHC in Madhuban will be shifted to Kharkali village.
He announced Rs20 crore for villages and Rs5 crore for urban areas in the segment. “The government will offer Patanjali to open an industry that will generate jobs for youth,” Khattar said.
The Chief Minister approved Rs40 crore for a railway overbridge (RoB) on the Kohand-Assandh road, Rs4 crore for construction and renovation of bridges, Rs3 crore for a science building in Government College, Gyanpura, and a purchase centre at Barsat village.
The CM said the government had sent a proposal for an NCC academy in Araipura village to the Centre for approval. The academy will cost Rs57 crore. He said Rs100-crore projects were in progress in the segment.
Khattar, accompanied by Gharaunda MLA Harvinder Kalyan, Nilokheri MLA Bhagwan Dass Kabirpanthi and others, hit out at the previous governments at the Centre and in the state for scams.
Kalyan said the construction of a medical university in Kutail would be started soon.
On the tussle among Congress leaders, the Chief Minister later told the media it prevailing for long. He suggested them to work as a sensible party for people’s welfare.