Punjab govt already sanctioned Rs 3 crore for six villages: DC Ghanshyam Thori
Projects worth Rs 37 crore for the purpose have already been sent to government
Amrit Pal Brar
Sangrur, 15 June: Keeping in view the 550th Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the Punjab Government has decided to make the holistic development of those villages of the state which villages have got the blessings of Shri Guru Nanak Dev or Guru Sahib visited those villages.
While giving this information, Deputy Commissioner Sangrur Ghanshyam Thori said that 12 villages of district Sangrur get the blessings of Shri Guru Nanak Dev. He said that in the first phase, the Punjab government has released Rs. 3 crore for six villages and the amount of Rs. 3 crore to be collected from MGNREGA.
Deputy Commissioner said that for the development of villages like Mangwal, Akoi Sahib, Gehlan, Kamalpur, Kanjhala and Bahadurpur, the projects worth Rs. 37 crores have already been sent to the government, under which the government has given a grant of Rs. 50 lacs each for these villages and after the same amount is added from MGNREGA then a work of Rs. 1 crore each will be started in these villages.
He said that projects for the remaining 6 villages namely Kheri Jatta, Dhadogal, Bhadal vadd, Bhalwan, Khurana and Ghanaur Jatta are being prepared and soon the project will be implemented.
Deputy Commissioner Thori said that in addition to improving the roads going to the Gurdwaras in these villages, CCTV cameras, street lights, sewerage facilities, improvement and renewal of ponds in villages, lying of interlock tiles in village streets, construction of various parks for men and women, construction of gymnasium along with the required equipment for the gym.
DC Thori said that necessary infrastructure would also be ensured for Anganwadi centers, school buildings, various dharamshalas, cremation grounds etc.
He said that under the aegis of the celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev’s birthday, process of planting 550 plants in every village of the district was already in progress and district administration aims to complete these targets by September 2019.
