Tribune News service
Jalandhar, November 6
To give infrastructural boost in Jalandhar Cantt constituency, the state government has approved road project to widen 2.5-km long Raipur-Meheru road to 18 feet at an outlay of worth Rs 1.2 crore, said Sports and Education Minister Pargat Singh during a tour of the constituency. He said the state government has already approved the project and the work was expected to begin within a few days. He further directed the officials to carry out this work on a fast track pace so as to ensure the benefit of people with the project.
The minister said there was no paucity of funds for the development projects and distributed cheques worth Rs 1.35 crore among panchayats of 13 villages. Chahowal, Hardo Pharala, Raipur, Salarpur, Daulatpur, Jandiala, Pandori Masarqati, Daduwal, Abadi Daduwal, Mashiana, Samrai, Naitewal and Dhanipind villages which received a sum of Rs 8 to 14 lakh. Notably, Pargat Singh had also distributed cheques for Rs 64 lakh to seven panchayats on Friday.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister said these funds would further ensure the holistic development of the rural areas at par with the cities. He added that the state government was committed towards the all-round development of the villages and to achieve the goal a slew of measures have been taken thus paving a way for all round development of basic infrastructure in rural areas. He said the state government has emphasised the improvement of the rural road network, availability of clean drinking water, strengthening of infrastructure in schools, healthcare facilities in villages and construction of model playgrounds for the rural folk.
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