Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Sunday announced that the two progressive cities of Gurgaon and Faridabad will be connected with Metro rail line. The proposal has been finalised and soon it would take off. Presently, Faridabad is being connected with national capital Delhi through metro rail line.
The Chief Minister while addressing a gathering at village Uchagaon in Ballabhgarh assembly segment of district Faridabad where he inaugurated the first phase of augmentation of water supply project informed that under the project, 10 Rainney well and 180 tubewells have been setup
besides laying 210 kilometer long pipeline, incurring an expenditure of `438 crore.
He said that the drinking water problem of Faridabad city will be resolved by December 2015 because by then all the five phases of augmentation of water supply project will be completed, the first phase of which was inaugurated on Sunday.
He said that the condition of local bodies in the State is not satisfactory. They are facing shortage of staff and shortage of funds. Their financial health is also not good. He added that funds to the tune of `100 crore have been released to Municipal Committees of the state from Chief Minister’s discretionary fund. In the next financial year, the Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils will be given grants and employees will also be recruited in these local bodies.
The Chief Minister said that every Municipal Councilor will be given grants according to population of his ward for taking up development works there. The councilors will also be given more powers so that they can serve the people in a better and efficient way.
He said that there are about 3,000 unauthorised colonies in the State, which were neglected by the previous Governments. He also announced that basic facilities will be provided in these unauthorized colonies as well so that the poor people, who have constructed houses here by spending all earnings of their lives, do not have to suffer.
The Chief Minister said that affordable housing scheme will be promoted so that all the families in the State get roof on their head and this mission will be completed by 2020.
Earlier, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gujjar, who is also Member of Parliament from Faridabad, welcomed the Chief Minister and demanded to improve sewerage system, drainage system and provision for adequate drinking water in district Faridabad. He also demanded to connect Faridabad and Gurgaon cities with metro.