The State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday gave a development report card of Kolhan region ahead of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s visit scheduled at Chaibasa on May 6. The PM will address a public meeting, canvassing votes for the party candidates.
Kolhan region covers two Lok Sabha constituencies, Jamshedpur and Singhbhum.
Addressing a press meet on Sunday, the State BJP Spokesperson, Pratul Shahdeo said that during last five years 832 km road have been constructed with investment of Rs 1,600 crore. He informed that fortification work is ongoing at National Highway 33 on a length of 121 km from Mahuliya to Bahragora with investment Rs 1215 crore in Jamshedpur Lok Sabha area.
Shahdeo said that repair work on national highway 75 from Haat Gamhariya to Jait Garh is going on with investment of Rs. 146 crore. “The construction work of Tata-Ranchi highway will be completed within stipulated time of 18 months from 2019 after clearance of numerous technical and legal hurdles,” he added.
Applauding the development work done by the Central government and the State government, Shahdeo said that at one side construction work of 300 bed hospital is going on in Chaibasa, on the other, construction work of 500 bed MGM is underway in Jamshedpur.
“A total of 2200 youths have been given job under Kaushal Vikas Yojna. With beginning of eight water supply projects under Kolhan Water Supply Scheme lakhs of people are getting facility of water supply in the region,” he said.
“As many as 16, 589 families got houses through Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY) in Jamshedpur. Also, 299 families got houses under Baba Saheb Scheme and through Birsa Awas Yojna 543 and under Indira Awas Yojna 14455 families have got houses,” Shahdeo added.
Construction work of two community health centre, five primary health centres and 29 secondary health centres is going on only is Jamshedpur Lok Sabha area, said Shahdeo.
Lauding the efforts of the Government, Shahdeo said that under Singhbhoom Lok Sabha area 9611 families got houses under
PMAY, under Baba Saheb Awas Yojna 288 families benefitted, under Birsa Awas Yojna 526 families got houses and 14,027 families got houses under Indira Awas Yojna.
“Under Kolhan area a total of 3.5 lakh women have become self reliant through Sakhi Mandals,” he added.