Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today approved the project of Rs.31.08 crore for water supply

SEWERAGE IN RAJPURA TOWN

CHANDIGARH Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today approved
the project of Rs.31.08 crore for water supply, sewerage, sewage
treatment plant and bricklining of the rain water drains in Rajpura town.

A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of Pepsu Township
Development Board held here at Chief Minister's residence under the
chairmanship Mr. Badal this evening.

The Chief Minister also gave approval to the budget estimates
of Rs.22.85 crore for the financial year 2010-11, out of which Rs.21.65
crore would be exclusively spent on the execution of various development
works. He also approved the revised budget estimates to the tune
of Rs. 13.14 crore for the 2009-10, of which Rs.8.36 crore had
already been spent on various ongoing development works till date.

The Chief Minister also gave nod to allot five acre land in addition
to the 13 acres for the establishment of multi-disciplinary academy at
Rajpura and directed the Revenue Department to immediately hand over
the land to the Technical Education department on lease basis. He also
asked the Punjab Health Systems Corporation to expedite the installation
of latest medical equipment and infrastructure at the newly constructed
government hospital in Tripari, Patiala so that it could made operational at
the earliest. Mr. Badal also asked the Board to prioritize its development
works like drinking water and sewerage should be given preference over
other works. The Chief Minister also directed the Deputy Commissioner
Patiala to personally monitor the progress of Basera project to rehabilitate
the slum dwellers in Rajpura so that the project could be completed at the
earliest without any further delay.

Meanwhile, the Special Secretary Revenue-cum-Administrator of
the board Mr. NK Wadhawn assured the Chief Minister that all the ongoing
development projects relating to the water supply, sewerage, roads, street
lighting and sewage treatment plant would be completed positively by Prominent amongst others who attended the meeting included
Chief Parliamentary Secretary and MLA Rajpura Raj Khurana, Financial
Commissioner Revenue Mrs. Romila Dubey, Financial Commissioner
Forest Mr. RC Nayyar, Principal Secretary Technical Education Mr. Suresh
Kumar, Secretary PWD (B&R) Mr. SK Sandhu, Deputy Commissioner
Patiala Mr. Dipinder Singh and MD PHSC Ms. Raji Srivastva.