On the occasion of receiving funds from the Rural Development Fund (RDF), a special ceremony was organized to lay the foundation stone for the Kaleran Link Road from the national highway Banga-Phagwara Road today. Punjab Mandi Board Chairman Harchand Singh Barsat participated as the chief guest and laid the foundation stone for the Kaleran Link Road, costing 61 lakhs.
During this event, Punjab Mandi Board Chairman Harchand Singh Barsat extended greetings to the people on National Voters' Day and said that the development is happening in Punjab at a rapid pace due to the skilled leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and the support of the people.
The construction of this road will not only ease the transportation for the people but will also benefit students going to schools and colleges.He mentioned that due to rain and floods in rural areas of Punjab, considerable damage has been done, and the development of villages in Punjab has been halted due to the ban on RDF by the central government.
If RDF is released, approximately 8880 km of roads can be constructed in Punjab's villages, but despite this, the Mandi Board is actively involved in development work.Chairman Harchand Singh Barsat assured the people that as soon as the RDF comes from the central government, the construction of all roads will be prioritized.
He emphasized that the Mandi Board is focusing on strengthening the economic position by installing ATMs and UniPole in mandis, and the Banga Market Committee has organized a carnival during the off-season to utilize the mandi.
He said that other market committees also need to make similar efforts so that the Mandi Board can become financially stronger. He mentioned that the previous governments have drowned Punjab in debt, and recently, the Mandi Board has paid off a debt of 1386 crores taken by the previous government.
On this occasion, Vice Chairman of Punjab Water Resources Management and Development Corporation Kuljit Singh Sarhala thanked Chairman Harchand Singh Barsat for laying the foundation stone for the Kaleran Link Road. The chief guest was honored at the end of the event.
Present at the event were Biba Harjot Kaur Lohtia, Chief Engineer of Punjab Mandi Board S. Gurdeep Singh, Chief Engineer S. Gurinder Singh Cheema, District Mandi Officer Shri Roopinder Minhas, Secretary Varinder Kumar, Executive Engineer Dilpreet Singh, SDO Sandeep Jassi, JE Charanjit Singh, Prof. Harbans Singh Bolina, Director of Education Guru Nanak Mission Public C.S. School, Kulvinder Singh Dahan, Jagjit Singh Sodhi, Gurdeep Singh Dahan, Darshan Singh Mahal, Satnam Singh Ladian, and Principal Vaneeta.