Dadri will be Haryana’s 22nd district. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Sunday announced to accord the status of district to Dadri.
The process will soon be set in motion to make Dadri a district which would help speed up the development and growth of the area, said the Chief Minister while addressing a rally at Dadri in Bhiwani district.
Manohar lal said that developmental projects worth `112 crore had already been completed in the Dadri assembly segment during the two-year tenure of the present government. In addition, he had also inaugurated nine development projects worth `45 crore for the people of Dadri on Sunday.
He recalled that Dadri was treated as a district in 1992 when he looked after the affairs of RSS in this area.
The Chief Minister also announced various development projects for Dadri, including `1.90-crore for water supply pipeline in Dadri town, `3.5 crore for the construction of a pedestrian overbridge between Gandhinagar and Grain Market, Vyayamshalas in 10 villages, completion of work on Dadri drain, early completion of the consolidation work in 80 villages, construction of various roads by the Public Works Department and Marketing Board among others.
Referring to the water management and irrigation schemes, especially in southern Haryana, the Chief Minister said the government has planned to spend `143 crore to boost lift irrigation system in southern Haryana.
“We are also preparing schemes to store rain water in ponds, especially in the areas of Bhiwani, loharu, Badhra, Mahendgarh, Rewari etc to ensure adequate water for irrigation purposes as well as to recharge the depleting ground water. Besides, in order to utilise the surplus water of Yamuna during monsoon, the State Government has prepared various schemes costing `2,000 crore which would ensure adequate water availability in the state”, he added.
The decision on HBl canal has been reserved by the court which can be announced any time. Similarly, regular hearing on the SYl canal is being held in the court, said he.
Referring to the employment opportunities and investment, he said that more than 400 MoUs with proposed investment of about `6 lakh crore had been signed at the Global Investor Summit held early this year. This would provide employment opportunities to about two lakh people in the state, said he.
Manohar lal said that the first phase of a project to provide employment will be launched on November 1 when the Swarna Jayanti celebrations commence in Haryana. Under this, the government would make efforts to provide 100-hour employment to unemployed post-graduates through entrepreneurs and ensure them `9,000 as supporting allowance, he said.
In order to ensure prosperity of the farmers, the government has made several arrangements. The departments concerned have been asked to calculate MSP of all crops, including vegetables and fruits, to ascertain the actual amount of the cost and profit on the crops, added the Chief Minister.