Haryana’s Karnal district will soon have an ultra-modern bus stand offering international level facilities.
To be constructed at a cost of Rs 300 crore in public-private partnership mode, the bus-stand will be fully operational within two-and-a-half years.
“Its six bays in the first phase will be dedicated to the people within one year. The other phases would be completed in scheduled time,” said Chief Minister Manohar lal while addressing a public meeting in Karnal on Sunday after laying the foundation stone of the new bus-stand to be set up on 32 acres of land.
He said that t ultra-modern bus stand would be constructed on about 12 acres and 10 acres of land would be utilised for developing a modern drivers training institute. A workshop would be set up on the remaining 10 acres.
The bus-stand would have international level facilities like e-toilet, air-conditioned waiting rooms, modern shopping malls, fun and play zone, restaurant, food court, basement parking, cycle/taxi/auto stand etc. The offices at the bus-stand would have modern facilities like ticket vending machine, digital time table, digital information and modern safety equipment. These facilities would be rolled within two to two-and-a-half years, he said.
The Chief Minister said that the process of linking all villages with broadband had already been started and so far such facilities had been provided in 2,500 villages of the state.
Translating the Prime Minister's vision to provide houses to everyone by 2022, the Haryana Government plans to provide houses to about two lakh people, he informed.
The Chief Minister said that under the Mhara Gaon-Jagmag Gaon scheme, electricity is being supplied for 12 to 15 hours to 1,000 villages through 250 feeders. Similar facility would be provided in other villages also so that people could get 24-hour power supply.
Referring to the Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao campaign, he said that the sex ratio had increased to 900 from 837 due to the sincere efforts made by the government with people's support. The day is not far when we achieve our target of 950, he added.
About Aadhaar enrolment, Manohar lal said that 95 per cent of the population has already been enrolled under Aadhaar in the state. People are getting full benefits of the government schemes on the basis of the Aadhaar Card, said he.
The Chief Minister said that Public Distribution System (PDS) would be made online from November 1, 2016. And, the consumers would be able to get their ration by putting their fingerprints on biometric machines. Online PDS would help in putting an end to corruption by any depot holder in the state, said he.
Referring to the Swachhta Abhiyaan, he said that competitions are being organized to spread awareness about cleanliness in the state. Under this, a target to make clean one village in each block in a month has been fixed. The village would get cash award of Rs 1 lakh for development purposes.
In the first phase, eight districts would be made Open Defecation Free (ODF) in the state and Karnal has been included in the list of these eight districts. About 83 per cent toilets have already been constructed in these districts, added he.
later, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stones of development-cum-extension portion of the new grain market at Assandh, community centre in ward number six in Kambopura village, community centre in village of Phoosgarh and a sports stadia in Indergarh village.
He also inaugurated a railway over bridge on Klarsa Dhand Road at Nilokheri, new building of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe wing of the Industrial Training Institute, Karnal and a newly constructed Nandi Gram at village Phoosgarh.
This is the first Nandi Gram in the state which would be able to accommodate about 500 heads of cattle. A sum of about Rs 37 lakh has been spent on its construction.