CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister, Manohar Lal
Khattar on Monday met Union
water resources minister, Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on Monday and sought Centre’s assistance in expediting various water supply projects of the state and removing obstacles in their effective implementation.
While interacting with mediapersons after the meeting, Khattar said that the Central government has been requested to speed up various water supply projects of the region especially the construction work of Renuka, Kishau and Lakhwar dams so that water supply in the state could be further increased.
Khattar said that BML Hansi Butana Link Canal in the state is an important project of water distribution. As the Central Water Commission (CWC) has an important role, the State government has sought Centre’s assistance regarding the BML Hansi Butana Link Canal.
In reply to a question, the CM said that the construction work of Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway would be completed in July and PM Narendra Modi would soon inaugurate this project. He said that apart from this, Modi would also lay the foundation stone of Gurugram-Dwarka expressway. He said that apart from the water supply projects of the state, discussion was also held in the meeting regarding various issues concerning National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) especially Gurugram-Dwarka expressway and Karnal-Kaithal and Karnal-Meerut roads.
CM Manohar Lal Khattar (File photo)
