CM announces development projects at Pehowa, mainly for water supply pipeline, veterinary hospital

KURUKSHETRA: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini while addressing the Dhanyawad event held at Pehowa on Monday said that the present state government, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas’ and with the spirit of ‘Haryana Ek-Haryanvi Ek’ is ensuring holistic development of the state.

Earlier, he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for four projects in the Pehowa, worth Rs 28.62 crore. These include the inauguration of the Saraswati Canal Bridge, Kisan Seva Sadan and a 50-bed hospital, which together total an investment of Rs 26.15 crore. Additionally, the foundation was laid for the improvement of Tokar village minor, costing Rs 2.47crore.

The CM announced a water supply pipeline to be laid in 15 villages of the Pehowa assembly constituency at a cost of Rs 10 crore by the public health department. He said that a veterinary hospital will be constructed in the Ruan village, subject to land availability. He announced that a veterinary hospital will also be built in Gumthala village.

The CM announced that primary health centres in Ismailabad and Siana Saidan village will be upgraded. The health and wellness center in the village Thana will be upgraded to a PHC. Besides this, the government hospital in Pehowa will be equipped with the necessary medical equipment.

The CM announced that the bridges will be built on both sides of Cheeka road across the drain. Two bridges will be constructed near Chanalheri village and on the road at Kainthla bandh. Additionally, an amount of Rs 5 crore has been announced for the renovation and repair of schools in the Pehowa constituency.

Saini also announced to give Rs 10 crore for the renovation of PWD roads in Pehowa and Rs 5 crore for strengthening the roads of the marketing board. He announced an additional amount of Rs 5 crore for the development works in Pehowa.

He said a total of Rs 1,057 crore was spent on development works in Pehowa over the past 10 years.

“An amount of Rs 1,057 crore was spent on development works in Pehowa region over the past 10 years, while, during its 10 years in power, Congress had only spent Rs 353 crore in this area”, said Nayab Saini.

Nayab Saini said, “The opposition leaders had claimed the BJP government would stop the minimum support price (MSP), but the government has continuously increased MSP over the past 10 years. Furthermore, direct payments have been transferred to farmers' accounts, amounting to Rs 1.25 lakh crore over the past decade. The government recently issued a notification guaranteeing the purchase of 100 percent of Haryana farmers’ crops at MSP.”

Earlier speaking on the occasion, Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown the people of India the dream of making the country a developed nation and together, we will surely fulfill it. Haryana is already a leading state in terms of development. I am confident that under the leadership of chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, Haryana will become a developed state by 2035, showing the way to the entire nation.”

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