Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma on Thursday asked officials of Sahebganj district to ensure land acquisition for the proposed Sahebganj-Manihari Bridge on a war footing. During her visit to Sahebganj ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s programme, she asked the Additional Collector and lRDC to also ensure that the raiyats get compensation in time.
Verma said that the bridge would be a milestone for connecting and transportation with Bihar, West Bengal and North eastern States. The bridge will not only help in connecting people but will also provide momentum to trade and business and create employment opportunities for people. The CS also gave necessary instructions to officials after visiting the proposed site at Ambadih and Purab Panchayat for the bridge construction.
While reviewing the works of bankers for financial inclusion, she asked branch managers to organise camps in villages and open accounts of people. She asked to provide Rupay cards to those whose accounts have been opened and activate the cards. The CS also asked DC, Sahebganj to organise a combined meeting of Pragya Kendra operators, bankers and post office representatives.
Verma, on the occasion, also asked officials to ensure use of BHIM App and cashless transactions in the State. She said that a special team of Information and Technology department would be sent to Sahebganj for making people adopt cashless transactions. The CS also reviewed Swachh Bharat Mission, health Services, Social Welfare and IT departments during the visit.
Additional CS Home, SKG Rahate; DGP, DK Pandey; ADG, Special Branch, Anurag Gupta; ADG, Operations, RK Mallick; DIG, Santhal Pargana, Akhilesh Jha, SP, Sahebganj, P Murugan; SBI DGM, Ranchi, DK Panda; DGM, Deoghar, PK Pareek; Regional manager, Pakur, Aapan Kumar; DDC, Rajkumar and other officials were present during the occasion.