ChanderGaind, Commissioner, Patiala Division took stock of the ongoing developmentworks in Patiala district, progress of development schemes, preparations forthe third wave of Covid and projects under National Highways Authority of Indiaand Railways, during a meeting, held with the Deputy Commissioner, AdditionalDeputy Commissioners and SDMs.
Mr. Gainddirected the district authorities to ensure timely completion of all thedevelopment projects started in the district and also to extend the benefits ofthe public welfare schemes of the government to the lower level.
Mr. ChanderGaind expressed his satisfaction over the progress of all the ongoing projectsincluding the development schemes started with special funds released by theChief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and MP Preneet Kaur for the developmentof the district. He also directed all the SDMs to be alert of the possibledanger of floods in view of the rainy season.
DeputyCommissioner, Mr Kumar Amit apprised about the preparations to deal with thethird wave of Covid besides progress of development works including KatraExpressway under National Highways, canal based water supply at Patiala, newbus stand, setting up of a museum at Mohindra Kothi, Heritage Street,beautification of Chhoti Nadi and Baddi Nadi, Infrastructural Development ofRajindra Hospital and Construction of Sports University.
Mr KumarAmit said that the first phase of Rs. 550 crore project to provide canal based24x7 water supply to Patiala city would be completed by February 2022.
The firstphase of the new bus stand coming up on Rajpura road in 8 acres of land, willbe completed by November this year. Similarly, 60 percent dairies from the citywill be shifted to new Complex by September.
AdditionalDeputy Commissioner (Development), Dr Preeti Yadav presented the report ongoals having been met under 14th and 15th Finance Commission on RuralDevelopment, MGNREGA, National Rural Livelihood Mission, Self Help Groups, JalJeevan Mission, progress of Canal Water based Projects; Mandoli and Pabra andother development schemes.
Elaboratingon the performance of the District Bureau of Employment and Enterprise, MrsYadav said that under the Skill Development Program, skilled workers were beingprovided as per the demand of the established industries in the district.
She saidthat the construction work of school walls, classrooms, playgrounds,crematoriums, has been done through MGNREGA. The work of Anganwadis has alsobeen completed 100 percent. The Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao scheme has been runningsuccessfully in the district and at present the sex ratio improved to 934.
AdditionalDeputy Commissioner (Urban Development), Gautam Jain presented a detailedreport on the completion of the first phase of the Punjab Urban DevelopmentProjects and the work in progress under the second phase.
Mr Jainsaid that under solid waste management in the district, the piles of garbageare being disposed of under bioremediation. He also presented the progressreport of the Basera Scheme launched by the Chief Minister to provide proprietaryrights to the homeless in the district.
Otherofficers who attended the meeting included ADC (G) Mrs Pooja Sayal Grewal,SDMs, Ankurjit Singh Dudhan Sadhan, Charanjit Singh Patiala, Kala Ram KansalNabha, Naman Markan Sunam, Mrs Palika Arora Patran and Khushdil Singh Rajoura,Assistant Commissioner (General) Jasleen Kaur Bhullar, Assistant Commissioner(Grievances) Ms Kiran Sharma and National Highways Authority's Patiala AreaProject Director, Nishant Sharma.