Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Sunday laid the foundation stone of the 19th Medical College of the state and first medical college of district Mahendragarh.
The medical college will be constructed on 80.63 acres in village Koriyawas, Narnaul at the cost of Rs 500 crore.
Apart from this, Manohar Lal inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of other projects costing about Rs 136 crore and also made new announcements of worth Rs 550 crore for Nangal Chaudhary, Ateli and Narnaul assembly constituencies including Medical College in village Koriyawas.
The Chief Minister, while addressing ‘Jan Vikas Rally’ in Narnaul said that the State Government has a plan to set up at least one medical college in each district.
In this connection, the foundation stone of a medical college for this area had been laid on Sunday. This college would be completed in 24 months. A 500-bedded hospital would also be constructed there and every year, 100 students would get admission in MBBS, he said.
Manohar Lal said that the people of this area had to go far off areas for up to 100-150 kms for medical treatment. With the construction of this medical college, the people would not only get better healthcare facilities but also provide employment opportunities, he said.
The Chief Minister further said that though canals were constructed since the formation of the state, due to lack of proper water distribution, this area lagged behind. When the present government came into power, the work of changing all the pump houses at the cost of Rs 143 crore was carried out immediately and water was supplied till 293 tails out of 300, he said.
He said that the government has also taken up Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal case on priority and simultaneously, ensured the supply of equitable water so that the available water could reach equally in all areas. After Lakhwar dam, next MoU of Renuka-Kishau Dam would be signed and it would benefit the people of southern Haryana the most, Manohar Lal said.
He also said that the government has worked to increase the income of farmers. First time in the history of the state, bajra was procured at higher prices than wheat. Through Meri Fasal- Mera Bayura, the State Government has procured every grain of produce bajra of farmers at Rs 1,950. Narnaul district has benefited the most from this, he added.
Speaking on the occasion, Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister, Rao Narbir Singh said that this area had lagged behind in development in all previous regimes.
First time, such government has been formed where works are being carried out in a transparent manner and on the basis of merit, he said.
After the formation of Haryana, 15 national highways were constructed but in the last four years, work on 15 new national highways is underway, he said.
MP Bhiwani-Mahnedragarh, Dharambir Singh and Deputy Speaker, Haryana Vidhan Sabha, Santosh Yadav also spoke on the occasion.