The Union Minister for Steel, Birender Singh on Sunday said that Rs 70,000 crore would be spent on the construction of two national super highways from Delhi to Katra and Delhi to Jaipur. Both will pass through Haryana and benefit the state immensely, said the Union while interacting with media persons in Jind.
He said that after completion of the super highways, the distance of 727 kms between Delhi and Katra would be reduced to 572 kms and covered in 12 to 13 hours. This super highway would pass through Jind, Uchana, Narwana, Moga, Jalandhar and Amritsar. The distance between Delhi and Jind would also be considerably reduced and covered in only 70 minutes. This super highway would accelerate the pace of economic development of the state as well as of the country, and encourage industrialists to set up industrial units in the area, providing employment opportunities to the people, said he. The Union Minister also said that the super highway from Delhi to Jaipur via Rewari-Pataudi running parallel to NH-8, would also play a significant role in economic development of the state.
Answering a question on sugar mills, he said that the capacity of Jind Cooperative Sugar Mill would be doubled. Apart from Shahbad Cooperative Sugar Mill, all other 11 Cooperative Sugar Mills are incurring losses. The matter has been discussed with the Chief Minister, Manohar lal, and it has been suggested to constitute a committee to go into the matter, said he. He added that a suggestion has been made to set up sugar complexes to reduce and cover the losses. Power would be generated in these sugar complexes which would not only fulfil the mills' requirement of electricity but would also distribute surplus power to the adjoining villages. It has also been suggested that a distillery be set up at these complexes. Presently, there is no distillery in the cooperative sector, he added. The Union Minister further said that new seeds of ‘bajra’ (millet) and ‘jwar’ with four per cent sugar content had arrived in the market.