Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway and Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal (KGP) Expressway to the people on the completion of these projects by March 31.
Manohar Lal was interacting with the mediapersons after inspecting the intersection of KMP-KGP and National Highway-1 at Rai in district Sonipat.
The Chief Minister said that the construction work on this expressway would be got completed within the prescribed time frame and it would help in getting rid-off the problem of traffic jam and also ensure smooth flow of vehicles. Earlier, he reviewed the progress of construction work and sought report from the officers of the construction company.
Manohar Lal also visited village Badkhalsa where he was felicitated by the people of 13 villages. The villagers expressed their gratitude to the Chief Minister for returning the acquired land of farmers.
Addressing the people on this occasion, the Chief Minister described Badkhalsa as a historical village and said that he has a deep reverence for the village. He said that this village of Shaheed Kushal Singh would now also be known for improvement in the sex ratio.
He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao programme from Haryana. The programme yielded positive results and now the sex ratio in the state is 914 girls against 1000 boys.
In village Badkhalsa, this figure has even crossed 1000 mark, he said while congratulating the villagers on achieving this feat. Welfare and uplift of girls are necessary for building a strong and stable society, he added.
Manohar Lal also exhorted the villagers to educate the girls and said that Sonipat has plenty of good educational institutions.
Sonipat is fast developing as an education hub and more reputed institutions would soon come up in this area, he added.
He also urged the youth to excel in sports and said that Haryana has performed outstandingly in Khelo India Competition.