Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said necessary infrastructure will be developed to make Bhopal a Global, Green and Smart City. He said that special efforts will also be made with people’s participation to make Bhopal plastic and polythene-free.
Chouhan was laying the foundation stone of a railway overbridge at Singarcholi railway crossing under Bhopal-Biaora Road Project here on Wednesday.
The Chief Minister directed to complete construction of the bridge within a year. Bhopal-Biaora Road will be converted to 4-lane from lal Ghati upto Airport trisection. Traffic pressure will ease between Bhopal city and airport after construction of Singarcholi over-bridge.
The Chief Minister said that apart from Global and Smart City, greenery will also be preserved in Bhopal. The dream of Smart City will be fulfilled as per directives of the Central Government. He lauded enthusiastic participation of people in Swachh Madhya Pradesh Abhiyan.
Chouhan said that Madhya Pradesh has carved a distinct identity in road construction in the country. Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation has taken up road construction works costing about Rs 45,000 crore. It is a history itself. He urged young engineers to avail benefit of Mukhyamantri Yuva Contractor Yojana and Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Yojana to become employers instead of job-seekers.
He informed that PWD will impart thre-month training with Rs 5000 stipend to desirous youths. They will be imparted academic, technical and field training. For contract, only Rs 25,000 will have to be deposited instead of Rs 2 lakh and only 50 per cent earnest money will have to be deposited for first contract. He informed that Rs 10 lakh to Rs one crore bank loan will be provided under Yuva Udyami Yojana guarantee of which will be given by the State Government.
The Chief Minister said that the State Government will provide technology, marketing and capital facilities to youths. Chouhan said that a roadmap has been chalked out for brightening youths’ future and state’s progress. He urged people to celebrate Madhya Pradesh Foundation Day as a festival and resolve to make Madhya Pradesh prosperous.
PWD Minister Sartaj Singh said that Madhya Pradesh has transformed and development is visible everywhere in the state. MP Road Development Corporation has carved a national identity. Now, even developed states are lauding Madhya Pradesh. Describing Chouhan as a Chief Minister with foresight, local MlA Rameshwar Sharma expressed gratitude to him for this project. Principal Secretary PWD Pramod Agrawal threw light on salient features of Bhopal-Biaora Road Project. On the occasion, the Chief Minister felicitated retiring police personnel Ram Naresh Pandey for discharging duty with due responsibility at the railway crossing.