Chief Minister Raghubar Das has assured that no development related work will be carried out before rehabilitation works related to it is completed.
laying foundation stone of Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) building, Ramgarh Municipal Council building and Khunti Municipal panchayat building on Monday, Das also said that ground breaking ceremony for Smart City (Ranchi) will be done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 3-4 months itself.
The CM, who also laid foundation stone of Birsa Memorial Park in old Birsa Munda Jail premises apart from launching beautification project of Bada Talab on the day, said that all the families being displaced from the premise due to construction of Birsa Memorial Park would be rehabilitated first in better flats.
“As many as 14,000 flats are being constructed in city area for this purpose. Those living in slums in HEC area will also be rehabilitated to flats being developed as township,” added the CM.
Without naming anyone in particular, Das also accused previous governments of singing songs of only one family and forgetting other great leaders of State and country. He also said that by remembering them, one gets inspiration and it helps in achieving the extraordinary in life.
“For the first time after 50 years of Independence, then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee got statue of Birsa Munda installed in Parliament House premise. Present union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi started a train named Dharti Aba Express after the name of Bhagwan Birsa Munda. We respect all the freedom fighters equally and our government will take history of all forgotten and unsung heroes of freedom movement to the people without any discrimination,” said Das.
Calling the day historic one, Das said that the Park to be developed in the name of son of the soil Birsa Munda on the place where he sacrificed for the nation will not only become a favourite tourist destination, but will also inspire generations to come.
“People will come to know more about Bhagwan Birsa Munda, his life, revolution he led and his way of thought in detail,” said the CM where Urban Development and Transportation Minister CP Singh, Rural Development Minister Neelkanth Singh Munda, MP Mahesh Poddar, MlA Jeetu Charan Ram, RMC Mayor Asha lakra, Dhanbad Mayor Shekhar Agrawal, Urban Development Department Principal Secretary Arun Kumar Singh and other officials were also present.
On beautification of Bada Talab, Das said that it had remained a dream project for him since 2006. “Beautiful city adds glory to the State. A high rise statue of Swami Vivekananda is to be installed and path way is to be constructed under beautification of this historic Talab,” added Das.