Mahendragarh (Haryana) [India], June 1 (HBTV): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday announced development projects worth INR 152.87 crore for Mahendragarh district while addressing a public gathering.

The projects include INR 1.51 crore for the construction of a new veterinary hospital and INR 40 lakh for upgrading an existing veterinary dispensary. The Chief Minister also stated that work on opening a Veterinary Livestock Development Assistant (VLDA) college would begin after a feasibility assessment.

He assured that farmers who had already paid for tubewell connections would receive them within the next three months. Additionally, INR 3 crore has been allocated to relocate high-voltage power lines from residential areas, and safer low-tension cables will be installed in Mahendragarh city.

To improve electricity supply, new 33 KV substations will be established in Dalanwas village and Mahendragarh town. He further announced that electricity connections will be provided to 56 Below Poverty Line (BPL) colonies.

A new grain market is also set to be constructed in the Mahendragarh Assembly constituency. Moreover, INR 6.60 crore will be spent on rebuilding four minor irrigation canals. The region’s road infrastructure will be enhanced, with 180 km of roads to be strengthened and 36.85 km of special repair work scheduled for completion by June. An additional INR 44.53 crore has been earmarked for repairing 16 roads spanning 78.71 km.

In the education sector, INR 5.38 crore will be used to upgrade 18 schools in the area and to construct new school buildings where required. The Chief Minister also announced the establishment of a new roadways sub-depot in Mahendragarh, and INR 5 crore has been sanctioned for the overall development of villages in the district.

During his address, Saini also condemned the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, in which Indian tourists were reportedly targeted after being asked their religion. He stated that the attack was claimed by the Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Calling it a historic response, the Chief Minister said: ‘When our tourists had gone to Pahalgam, the terrorists killed them after asking their religion... Pakistan's terrorist organisation, Lashkar-e-Taiba, had said that we have carried out this attack. This is the first incident in history that within just 3 hours, the terrorist bases on Pakistan's soil were razed to the ground... Prime Minister Modi had said that the time has come to raze the remaining land of terrorism to the ground...’

(ANI)