The Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Raghubar Das unveiled the laxminagar Premnagar Park. In his speech, the CM said that it is the responsibility of every citizen of Jamshedpur and urged people to help keep the city finest one and in turn make the State one of the best in India.
“Only Government and corporate cannot take the State towards progress in its next five years. We need the support of people”, he said also demanding them to maintain cleanliness as they do at their homes. “You should ensure hygiene of public places like the park and help the Government in fulfilling the ultimate goal of Swacch Bharat Mission,” said Das in his inaugural speech.
Taking a clue from the activities in Ranchi, he assured that the Government will be holding meeting with corporate, NGOs over making the city ‘clean and green’.
Das announced that in next one-and-half years, even non-company areas in outskirt of the city would avail pure drinking water.
The Chief Minister handed over keys of the park to officials of Kendriya Vikas Samity, laxminagar for regular maintainance of the park.
later, the Chief Minister handed academic books to students of the ‘Koshish library’ which is a small reading area developed inside the premises of the park with chairs, tables, and books for students from financially weaker sections preparing for competitive examinations. The park also boasts of a senior citizens hall, a jogger’s track of 300 meters, high mast light and eight benches, it has dustbins for waste disposal, borewell for watering inside the park and 24x7 security deployment.
Earlier in the day, the Chief Minister also took part in Jalabhishek during third somwari of the holy month of Shravan along with his family and walked after taking water from bank of Subernarekha river at Hari Mandir in Baridih to the Surya Mandir at Sidhgora. The Chief Minister later distributed prasad among devotees at the Surya Mandir.