Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said that a bridge would be constructed at a cost of Rs 110 crore over Yamuna River near Hasanpur in Palwal district to connect with Uttar Pradesh.
“With the construction of this bridge, Hodal area of Palwal district will have better connectivity with Khurja and Aligarh of neighboring State of Uttar Pradesh,” he said after inaugurating the newly-constructed building of Government College Hodal in Palwal district.
CM said that with the construction of this bridge, the devotees going around the Braj 84 Kos would also be benefited. “The bridge was a long pending demand of the people of the area,” he said adding that link roads would also be built along this bridge,” he said adding that four bridges would be constructed on river Yamuna including Hasanpur to strengthen connectivity between Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
While the construction of the bridge connecting Manjawali in Faridabad to Noida by the National Highways Authority has been almost completed whereas, work is in progress at a rapid pace on projects in Panipat and Yamunanagar, he added. Giving information about the initiative taken to resolve the ongoing land dispute between the farmers of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh near the Yamuna River, the Chief Minister said. t
To sort out the same, there would soon be a joint meeting of the Revenue Officers of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Apart from this, the two states would also build pillars in the Yamuna region with a share of Rs 10 crore each.
On water quality of Agra Canal, the Chief Minister said that work is going on at a scheme at higher level in the NCR Planning Board for this work.
Regarding the damage caused to crops due to seasonal changes recently, the Chief Minister said that directions have already been given for conducting special girdawari to assess the damage.
Besides, the District Administration has also been instructed to work with promptness to help the farmers. In addition, the work of registration under Pradhanmantri Fasal Bima Yojana would also be monitored for the convenience of farmers.
Khattar said that the college building is also an example of transparent and good governance system. “An amount of Rs 22.17 crore was sanctioned for the construction of this building, but within two years, about Rs 16 crore was spent on the construction of the five-storey building and other resources whereas Rs two crore would be spent on other requirements of the complex,” he said.
As a result of this, there is a saving of about Rs four crore as compared to the sanctioned budget, he said.