Haryana Education and Tourism Minister Ram Bilas Sharma on Tuesday said that both the Central and State Government are taking initiatives to develop Haryana as a model State by expanding the base of road and rail infrastructure as well as tourism facilities.
While redressing the grievances of people at Mahendragarh, the Minister said that the State Government is fully committed to develop villages on the pattern of urban areas.
He said that efforts are being made to provide a rail link between Narnaul and Dadri via Mahendragarh so as to provide better rail connectivity to the people of the State.
Apart of this, work from Kotputli main highway to Rai Malikpur covering Nangal Choudhry-Narnaul- Mahendragarh-Dadri would also be started very soon so as to provide better road facilities to the people, Sharma said.
He said that area of Mahendragarh would be developed as tourist destination by way of preserving and promoting the historical and cultural heritage of this area. The area would become a centre of attraction for national and international tourists and this would also help in generating ample employment opportunities, said he.
The Minister added said that work of pavement of streets in every village and town has already been started. He said that pavement of streets of the villages falling in Mahendragarh Assembly segment is being carried out at a cost of Rs13 crore.
He said that over Rs78 lakh has been sanctioned for Mahendragarh Municipal Committee, Rs40 lakh for Kanina, more than Rs32 lakh for Nangal Choudhry and over Rs1.65 crore for Narnaul Municipal Council. The pace of developmental works would be accelerated with these funds, added he.