CM calls on Goyal over rail projects
New Delhi:Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday called on Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal at New Delhi to discuss pending issues related to railways in detail and urged him for speedy redressal. Chouhan told that projects including lalitpur-Sagar-Devri, Kareli-Chhindwada, Khajuraho-Chhatarpur, Sagar-Jabalpur, Chhatarpur-Panna-Satna, Damoh-Panna, lalitpur-Chanderi-Guna, Jhansi-Shivpuri-Sheopur, Sagar-Rehli-Jabalpur, Chhatarpur-Harpalpur, Chhatarpur-Singrauli, 88.75 km, Rewa- Sidhi, 75.75 km Sidhi-Singrauli etc are pending since long. The Chief Minister said that people of the state have to face a lot of difficulties due to railway projects pending at various levels. He urged the Union Minister to help in completing all pending projects of the state at the earliest.
Road mishap injures 12
Bhopal: Over a dozen 12 passengers including women and children were injured after an Indore bound bus turned turtle at Amarpur village in the early morning hours on Tuesday. Police said that Kanpur- Indore bus bearing registration number UP78DN0991 turned turtle after driver tried to save a cattle which appeared over road suddenly. The driver and bus conductor were not arrested as they were also injured in the accident. Injured passengers were rushed to a nearby hospital where they were discharged after providing treatment. All passengers escaped with minor injuries. The passengers were shifted to other bus for their on-ward journey. The police registered a case under sections 279 and 337 of the IPC and started further investigation.
CM attends grihapravesh at Rajla village
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan attended the griha-pravesh programme of Pidiya, son of laliya, beneficiary of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, at Rajla village in Rama block during his visit to Jhabua district on Monday. Minister in charge of the district Vishwas Sarang, MlA Shantilal Bilwal and other public representatives were present on the occasion.
Expressing his gratitude to the Chief Minister, beneficiary Pidiya said that he makes both ends meet by working as a labourer. He had a one-room house covered with roof tiles and clay. They had to face the ill-effects of all weathers which included heat wave during the summer, cold wave in winter and leakage in rainy season. They had to live with the constant fear that their kuchha house could collapse any time. Pidiya now says that Pradhan Mantri Gramin Yojana has solved all his problems. Now they do not have to worry about heatwave, cold wave and leakages.
CM gets immense response to Jan Ashirvad Yatra
Bhopal: The Jan Ashirvad Yatra of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had immense response on Monday in Alirajpur and Jhabua assembly constituencies, where the yatra got delayed for hours. The last public meeting of Chouhan held at Thandla of Jhabua district till 2.30 after midnight and after the meeting, people surrounded Chouhan for selfies. Presence of girls at the venue was witnessed till late night. With the late night meeting, Chouhan got late and could get only a couple of hours rest and he reached Bhopal at 6 am from where he had to leave for a meeting in New Delhi scheduled at 9 am.