Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that all the towns of Katni district, known for its abundant industrial and mineral wealth, will be developed into a beautiful and the cleanest city through well-planned development.
Chouhan was reviewing the strategy and actions of the year-wise development and construction action plan of Katni Municipal Corporation’s Five Year Development Action Plan 2021-26, Barhi, Vijayraghavgarh and Kaimor Nagar Parishad on Saturday. Khajuraho MP Vishnudutt Sharma, Minister of Mineral Resources Brijendra Pratap Singh, MLA Satyendra Pathak, Sandeep Jaiswal, Pranay Prabhat Pandey, District Panchayat president Mamta Patel, other public representatives and officials were present in the meeting.
Chouhan said that all the public representatives should work unitedly to develop the city and ensure that Katni district progresses faster towards development and public welfare and touches new heights of development.
The Chief Minister said that the district administration should choose appropriate land for air strip at Katni to promote tourism and industries. Chief Minister Chouhan said that Katni district abounds in all types of minerals. Local youth will be trained and their skills upgraded in their respective trades so that they can be employed in local industrial units. He said that efforts will also be made to ensure proper exploitation of minerals, value addition and processing of raw materials. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan instructed that if there is no expected progress in the sewerage plan and drinking water scheme of Katni city, the concerned tenderer to fix a deadline for completion of work.
Chouhan said that cleanliness is a matter related to the health of the person, so cleanliness should also be given priority along with public welfare and development works. Citing the example of Indore, he said that having topped in sanitation, the graph of infectious diseases is declining rapidly in the city. The Chief Minister said that all of us will work together to make Katni top in cleanliness and keep it number one. Cleanliness should be a matter of pride and awareness should be created among the citizens to collect wet and dry waste separately. Taking information about the Neki ki Deewar, the Chief Minister said that this is the best humanitarian initiative and should be taken forward.