Instructing the administrative Secretaries to complete each project in a time-bound manner, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said that the rural area roads adjoining cities will soon be upgraded to four-lane so that the movement of traffic becomes more convenient.
 

Presiding over a review meeting of projects of various departments held here in which he reviewed 37 projects worth Rs 8256 crore being executed by six Departments, he said that a separate portal should be developed and the departments should upload all the necessary details on it as soon as the works of the big projects are completed.

Khattar said that the roads leading to cities as well as villages up to 10 kms would be upgraded to four lanes. Along with this, welcome gates will be built on them and saplings will also be planted so as to ensure consistent beautification around the cities across the state as well as rejuvenation of the outer areas.

The Chief Minister directed the officials of the Power Corporation to expedite the installation of smart meters of electricity. In order to provide the benefit of this scheme to the citizens, wide publicity of the 5 percent rebate being given to the consumers should be ensured. Under this scheme, 10 lakh smart meters are being installed in the state, said Khattar, adding that work should be done more actively in this direction and consumers should be made aware of the benefits of smart meters.

Khattar was apprised that the work of Hisar Airport would be completed by the end of July. In the second phase of the airport, additional works like the runway, boundary wall, cargo deck, blast pad, and isolation bay at a cost of Rs 185 crore will be completed as soon as permission is given.

The Chief Minister said that the government has a plan to open medical colleges in every district. As soon as the construction work of these medical colleges is completed, 3000 students will be admitted for MBBS. OPD should be started before the completion of the construction work of the academy building to be built on the premises of Medical College to be built in Jind.

He said that CCTV cameras would be installed in 381 police stations and all police posts across the State and for this required formalities are being completed by the Police Department. The installation of CCTV cameras will bring more transparency to the functioning of police stations, said Khattar.