Karnal (Hr), Oct 29 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister ManoharLal Khattar said today that a sum of Rs 1,200 crore will bespent on the development of Karnal city, which has beenselected by the Union government under the smart city project.
Khattar said all entry routes to Karnal were being four-laned for up to 10 kilometres, and 'welcome gates' named afterrenowned persons, were being erected there.
Welcome gates named after Guru Nanak Dev - the founder ofSikhism - would be built at Chirawa Mor, Pt. Deen DayalUpadhyaya gate at Meerut road, Shrimad Bhagwad Gita gate onAmbala side of the Grand Trunk Road, Saraswati gate atKunjpura road, Swami Vivekananda gate at Kachhwa road andKalpana Chawla gate on Munak road.
A proposal is being considered to open a CentralInstitute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET)institute in Karnal and a communication has been sent to theUnion Ministry of Industries in this connection, he said.
He said that work would soon start on phase-II of theMughal canal and about Rs 1,100 crore would be spent on it.
Khattar while replying to a question said when any caserelated to corruption came to his knowledge, it wasinvestigated promptly. If facts are found to be right, thestate government takes action against those involved incorrupt practices, he said.
The chief minister said there was shortage of doctors inthe state and 550 doctors had been recruited recently.
Khattar said the state government has issued directionsto install devices at brick-kilns to check air pollution.
The Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Department isspreading awareness among farmers about the damage caused byburning of crop residue. It is also giving modern agriculturalequipment at subsidised rates for management of crop residue,said Khattar.
Asked about reducing the prices of diesel and petrol inthe state, he said the Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleumproducts in Haryana was less compared to other states. Ifneeded, the government would consider to slash the pricesfurther, he added. PTI CHSABH.
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