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Hooda announces Rs 25-lakh grant each for 21 villages of NIT Faridabad

PNS

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has announced a grant of Rs 25 lakh to each of the 21 villages of NIT Faridabad constituency for their development.

Hooda made this announcement while addressing  a public meeting in Faridabad on Sunday in response to the demands put up by Haryana Minister of State for labour, Shiv Charan lal Sharma. Hooda also dedicated two projects costing Rs 18.40 crore to the people of Faridabad. He inaugurated Ch. Ranbir Singh, Freedom Fighter liesure Valley Park costing Rs 5.06 crore and  laid the foundation stone of Gaunchhi Drain costing Rs 13.40 crore.

Hooda said that extension of Metro Rail service is under progress at Faridabad city at  a cost of Rs 2,500 crore which would be completed by the year 2014. He said that the State Government would spend about Rs  470 crore for the extension of metro service from Faridabad to Ballabgarh.

Also, the construction work of Badarpur flyover has been completed at a cost of Rs 340 crore.