Member of Parliament Santokh Singh Chaudhary and localMLAs on Monday laid the foundation stones of development projects worth Rs41.07 crore in different parts of the city as Chief Minister Captain AmarinderSingh presided over the virtual launch ceremony from Chandigarh.
Participating in the launch ceremony from Jalandhar alongwith MLAs Bawa Henry, Rajinder Beri & Sushil Rinku, Deputy CommissionerGhanshyam Thori and Mayor Jagdish Raja, MP Chaudhary congratulated the ChiefMinister for landslide victory in recent local bodies election and thanked himfor the projects given to the city.
“The projects would fulfil long pending demands of thepeople of the city. Jalandhar is going to see transformational change thanks toyour vision and leadership for which people and I are extremely grateful,” hetold Captain Amarinder Singh during the ceremony.
The projects include installation of 15 MLD sewagetreatment plant (STP) at Basti Peer Dad at a cost of Rs 20.61 crore which wouldprovide relief to the citizens of Jalandhar North and West constituencies,upgradation & beautification of Jalandhar city railway station at Rs 6.26crore, installation of waste management plant of 100 tonnes per day capacity atGadaipur at Rs 8.09 crore, safety and security measures for Rainak Bazaarstreet using utility duct for overhanging electrical wires at Rs 4.02 crore,and digitization of Guru Nanak Dev Library at Rs 2.09 crore.
After the launch ceremony, MP Chaudhary laid thefoundation stones of STP and railway station upgradation projects accompaniedby MLAs Bawa Henry & Rajinder Beri, Mayor Jagdish Raja and MunicipalCorporation Commissioner Karnesh Sharma. MLA Rajinder Beri formally launchedthe digitization project at Guru Nanak Dev Library and upgradation of open powerline distribution system project at Rainak Bazaar. MLA Bawa Henry laid thefoundation stone of waste management plant at Gadaipur in the presence ofMunicipal Corporation Commissioner Karnesh Sharma.
Jalandhar Youth Congress President Angad Dutta andCouncillor Babita Verma were also present on these occasions.