Haryana Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister, Rao Narbir Singh on Saturday said that the Public Works Department would soon launch a Whatsapp number, where people would be able to send pictures of damaged roads of their areas along with location details.
The Minister was on his visit to various villages of Badshahpur Assembly Constituency in Gurgaon district.
He assured that work on roads would be started within 72 hours after receiving pictures. With this facility, the people would not have to visit government offices for the repair of damaged roads in their respective areas, he added.
The Minister said that `2,900 crore have been approved for the construction and improvement of roads in the current financial year.
The Public Works Department would completely transform the image of all roads. Roads are vital for the development of any state, said he.
Narbir Singh said that in about one-and-a-half years, the present BJP Government has completed works equivalent to works done by previous Congress government in ten years. All development works would be carried out in the state without any regional bias.
He said that earlier when farmers had faced loss of crops due to hailstorm, the State Government lal had given compensation to them without any bias. A maximum compensation amounting to `198 crore was distributed to farmers in Palwal district despite its MlA belonging to opposition party, he added.
The Minister also heard grievances of the people of villages Badshahpur and Maidavas in Sohna Assembly Constituency and assured them to redress these at the earliest. On the occasion, the Minister also apprised the people with the coming up projects of the State Government.