Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan sanctioned a number of rural development works during Vidisha Jandarshan on Friday.
During his visits to villages Palki, Tharr, Dehri, Jhirniya, Barkhera Gambhir and Naulas, the Chief Minister sanctioned a number of works of roads, education, power, water and health. The Chief Minister gave away cheques Rs one lakh each to St. Mary High School, Government Maharani laxmi Bai Girls Higher Secondary School, Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Trinity Convent School, Vatsalya School and Shamshabad's Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya.
The Chief Minister had also announced Rs one lakh for six educational institutions which had participated in cultural programmes at main Republic Day function at Vidisha. On the occasion, the Chief Minister and his wife Sadhna Singh wished bright future to school children. They exhorted students to complete studies and get posted at high posts. The Chief Minister moved around the city and visited a number of localities and interacted with people cordially.
The people also reciprocated to the Chief Minister's gesture. Chouhan visited the house of late Mohan Malik and consoled his family members. The Chief Minister inspected Vidisha's new Krishi Upaj Mandi and directed to provide all facilities to farmers. He directed to ensure availability of fertilizers, seeds, pesticides and agriculture implements there. During Jandarshan programme at village, Palki, Tharr, Dehri, Jhirniya, Barkhera Gambhir and Naulas, the Chief Minister said that he is a farmer to the core of his heart and has deep attachment with farming.
The Chief Minister said that now sanction will be given to improve farms through MNREGA. He informed that now gram will also be procured on support price in the state like wheat.Higher secondary school will be opened from next session at village Palki. CC road from main road in the village upto school sanctioned apart from stopdam-cum-culvert on Seu river. Higher secondary school building and new Panchayat building sanctioned at village Tharr. Expansion of piped water scheme and an additional bore also sanctioned in the village. Ghats will be constructed on lake. Apart from opening a high school, pattas will be given under Mukhyamantri Aawas Yojana to houseless people at village Dehri. Ancient temple of the village will be renovated. Besides, bridge-cum-stopdam, school's boundary and CC road upto main village road also sanctioned.
Apart from construction of road from village Tilak to Peeperhuntha, survey of irrigation dam over Amrohi will also be undertaken. Sanction were also made for the high school's boundary wall and piped water scheme at village Jhirniya. Road from Barkhera Gambhir and Jhirniya to Semra pucca road, veterinary dispensary, anganwadi building and sub health centre also sanctioned.