Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given a huge gift of 44,605 crore rupees to Bundelkhand as ken-betwa link scheme. This is a wonderful task for the development of Bundelkhand. The scheme will provide water to every farm in Bundelkhand. This will irrigate 8.11 lakh hectare area and provide drinking water to 62 lakh people.
The Chief Minister on Friday laid the foundation stone of development works worth over Rs. 221 crore in Sagar today. Raj Bahadur Singh, M.P., Shailendra Jain, MLA, Pradeep Laria, etc were present.
Chouhan said that about 1000 crore rupees work is being carried out in sagar in the smart city project. This will change the picture of Sagar city. It will become a smart city like Indore. The elevated corridor from Lakha Banjara Lake to the Old Sagar will connect the old and new city. Further, it will be extended to the medical college. The auditorium has been built in the city at a cost of Rs 12 crore. At the same time, various development works are being carried out.
The Chief Minister said that efforts are being made to increase the monthly income of every member to 10,000 rupees by empowering women Self Help Groups in the state. Urban women are also being linked to the Livelihood Mission. The SHGs are being provided funds for various activities as well as packaging and marketing of their products.
Chouhan said that Sagar has stood first in the Pradhan Mantri Swayam Nidhi Yojana. Here, 8,000 street venders have been given interest less loan of 10,000 rupees each for business.
He said that our former CDS Late Shri Bipin Rawat was a great knight and warrior. Such people are born in centuries. I pay my respects at his feet. Everyone present at the event observed silence for two minutes and paid tribute to General Shri Bipin Rawat.
Gopal Bhargava, Minister of Public Works, Cottage and Village Industries said that ken-betwa link project will be a milestone in the development of Bundelkhand. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and the Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, deserve thanks for this. Betwa is a river of development. The work of Sagar Smart City will give a new look to the city. The work of refining and refining Lakha Lake is important.
The Minister of Urban Development and Housing, Bhupinder Singh said that the Ken-Betwa link scheme will change the picture of Bundelkhand. This will enrich the entire Bundelkhand. Our Government has started a medical college at Sagar and Sagar University declared as a Central University. The work of elevated corridor in Sagar is important, its second phase will also start.
The Minister of Revenue and Transport, Shri Govind Singh Rajput said that there was a long standing demand for a medical college at Sagar. The Chief Minister, Shri Chouhan, met this demand. This medical college played an important role in the treatment of corona patients during the corona period. Various works are being carried out by the Chief Minister, Shri Chouhan for the all round development of Sagar. He deserves congratulations for this.