Chandigarh

Haryana Govt to upgrade Narnaund tehsil to sub division

PNS

Narnaund tehsil in Hisar would be upgraded as a sub division and a `300 crore depot would be set up at village Data by Haryana Government and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation.

Also, roads of the area would be improved  at a cost of about `70 crore and a new girls’ college would be set up at Khedi Chaupata, Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar lal Khattar said, making a series of announcements while addressing a public meeting at Narnaund on Saturday.

The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stones of 10 development projects costing about Rs 150 crore and made a slew of announcements for the development of the area.

Khattar also accepted various demands raised by Finance Minister, Capt. Abhimanyu, who represents Narnaund Assembly Constituency.

The Chief Minister approved a police station in village Bas and said that last year, women police stations were established at all district headquarters. In the next phase, women police stations would be set up at all sub-divisions.

He said that recruitment process of 7,500 police personnel has been started and this would soon be completed. Apart from this, recruitment of women police personnel and sub-inspectors would soon be carried out, he added.

He said that 12 National Highways have been approved in the State during the tenure of the present government. Of these, three would pass through Narnaund Assembly Constituency. He also gave approval to provide 24-hour power supply to 42 villages by including them under ‘Mhara Gaon, Jagmag Gaon’

scheme.

Khattar said that during the last one-and-a-half years, no corruption charges have been leveled against the state Government, which has made different services available online to put an end to corruption.

The Chief Minister said that so far, 48 lakh complaints have been received through CM Window of which 1.10 lakh have been disposed of.

Finance Minister, Capt. Abhimanyu, said Narnaund had been deprived of development for decades and did not even have basic facilities such as drinking water, education and hospitals. However, it was now on the right track for development.