Giving further boost to the infrastructural activities in the Raipuru-Domana constituency, Minister for Health & Medical Education, Bali Bhagat today launched developmental works costing over Rs 1 crore.The Minister laid foundation of a bridge and approach road at Lower Muthi Nai Basti to be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 61.34 lakh. It was a long-pending demand of the people of the area and would connect Lower Muthi-Nai Basti with the Gajansu main road and benefit a population of over two thousand.The Minister also launched block-topping work on Poonch Line- Rama Krishna Mission Colony-Udhaywala involving a cost of Rs 45 lakh. This was also a long pending demand of the locals as the condition of the existing road was quite shabby.Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said road connectivity is key to the development and prosperity of people and it is endeavor of the present Government to strengthen this vital sector. He said the Government has devised a comprehensive programme to upgrade/ blacktop all the existing roads in a phased manner and work on most of these has been completed.
Till date over 90 kilometers have been blacktopped in Raipur-Domana, and works will continue as long as the weather conditions permit and left-over will be taken up after the improvement in the weather, said the Minister.Interacting with the locals, the Minister asked them to personally supervise the developmental activities to ensure their quality as per the specifications. He said Government’s responsibility is to provide funds for the development, but it is the locals who have to come forward and to see whether the works have been executed as per specifications on the ground. He sought their cooperation for ensuring the development in all sectors and asked for providing necessary feedback regarding the local priorities so that government takes appropriate action on the same.The Minister directed the concerned officers/engineers to ensure quality standards strictly as per the laid down norms while executing the works. Any lapse on the part of engineers/contractors will be taken seriously, he asserted.Several prominent political activists were present on the occasion including, Omi Khajuria, Pawan Slathia, Ved Prakash, Kuldeep Singh Manhas, Jagdish Singh, N.S. Pawar, Narinder Kumar Verma, Shanaki Ram and Executive Engineer, R&B Div-III, Rajesh Bhagat.