Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Friday directed the Deputy Commissioners to expedite works in the urban areas falling in their respective districts so that all the urban areas of the state could be declared open defecation free (ODF) by September 25.
The directions were given during a meeting of all deputy commissioners through video conferencing held by Chief Minister to review the progress on ODF (urban), stray cattle mission and Beti Bachao Beti Padbhao programme.
The Chief Minister said that rural Haryana have already been declared ODF.
He directed the deputy commissioners (DCs) to make necessary arrangements of community toilets, mobile toilets and household
latrines wherever required and also get the third party inspection completed well before the scheduled date of September 25.
He also asked them to lay special emphasis in and around the industrial areas of Faridabad, Gurugram, Dharuhera and Bawal in district Rewari and make necessary arrangements of mobile toilets in all the labour colonies.
Manohar lal said that the DCs should not limit themselves to providing the facility of community toilets and also worked towards behavior change of the people by launching special campaigns in their areas. Apart from this, they should also work towards the sustainability after achieving the ODF status, said he.
later, while reviewing the progress of Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao programme, the Chief Minister said that the state has made a remarkable progress in this field and efforts made by the state in this direction is being appreciated throughout the country.
He directed the DCs to conduct regular raids and ensure the strict compliance of Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act.
MANOHAR lAl TO WRITE TO NEIGHBOURING CMS
Failing to achieve the set target to make the state cattle-free by August 15, Haryana Chief Minister has now decided to write letters to the Chief Ministers of the neighboring states asking them to ensure that the cattle from their states might not enter into Haryana.
While the State Government has failed to ensure the rehabilitation of stray cattle in Haryana itself, the Chief Minister has now announced to write to neighboring CMs to stop entry of stray cattle into the state.
The announcement was made by Manohar lal while reviewing the progress of the districts in the rehabilitation of stray cattle.
During the meeting, he directed the DCs to make their respective districts free from stray cattle by September 30.
The Chief Minister said that those districts who had not received the grant of Rs 15 lakh for making the arrangement of sheds could send their requirement so that the same could be released at the earliest.
Besides utilizing the available funds, they should also urge the corporate sectors, villagers and other institutions to come forward and contribute for this cause by way making arrangements of fodder for the cattle, said Manohar lal.
He also asked them to make all necessary arrangements for the rehabilitation of the stray cattle in the gaushalas and nandishals.
He said that besides tagging the cattle in the gaushalas, tagging of abandoned cattle should also be done so that their owners could be ascertained.