by Punjabnewswire4u
CHANDIGARH, JUNE 5
To give further impetus to the overall development and
prosperity in the 18 blocks of six border districts of Amritsar, Ferozepur,
Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Tarn Taran, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr.
Parkash Singh Badal today approved a comprehensive development package of
nearly Rs 1433.97 crore for 2013-14 to ensure better quality of life to the
inhabitants of these difficult areas besides percolating the fruits of welfare
schemes for them through inclusive development at the grass roots level.
Presiding over a high level meeting with the MLAs and party leaders of SAD-BJP
alliance representing 14 assembly constituencies in these districts here at
Punjab Bhawan this morning, Mr. Badal asked the representatives of these
assembly segments to mobilize the local Panchayats, Municipal Committees and
other local bodies to elicit their huge participation in the development works
in a result oriented manner to ensure timely and quality completion of these
projects under their direct supervision.
Laying thrust on the need to get these development works
done according to the felt needs of the people, the Chief Minister said that
the elements of probity, accountability and transparency should be adhered to
at all costs so that these funds meant for the welfare of the residents of the
Border areas must be spent judiciously to provide the basic civic amenities to
the people living in these difficult areas. Mr. Badal categorically said
that the funds allotted for these works from tax payer’s hard earned money must
be utilized in the right earnest. Outlining the broad contours of the package,
the Chief Minister apprised the MLAs to spend these funds on the construction
and repair of roads including link roads through PWD (B&R) and Mandi Board,
implementation of potable water and sanitation schemes, strengthening and
revamping of canals, water courses, channels and distributaries, upgradation of
health care facilities, animal husbandry besides revamping the school and
college infrastructure.
The Chief Minister directed the Chief Engineer canals to
visit these areas personally and finalize the plan for de-silting and revamping
of the canals, watercourses, channels and distributaries in consultation with
the concerned MLAs so that the priority could be fixed for the execution of
these works. Mr. Badal reiterated the state government’s commitment to ensure
24- hour domestic power supply on the urban pattern in all the Deras and Dhanis
of Border and Kandi areas with a cluster of three or more households within
this year at a cost of Rs 200 crore and the remaining Dhanis/ Deras across the
state would also be covered under this program within two years.
The Chief Minister sanctioned grant of Rs. 83.15 crore
for Ajnala, Rs. 57.35 crore for Chogawan and Rs. 51.67 crore for Attari block
in Amritsar district. Mr. Badal also sanctioned Rs. 214.13 crore for
Ferozepur city, Rs. 108.82 for Ferozepur Rural and Rs 62.48 crore for Guru Har
Sahai in Ferozepur district. Likewise he also sanctioned Rs 104.93 for Fazilka,
Rs 186.12 for Jalalabad and Rs 224.96 crore for Khuian Sarver in Fazilka
district.
The Chief Minister also approved Rs 55.11 crore for
Kalanaur, Rs 5.19 crore for Gurdaspur Block of Dera Baba Nanak assembly segment
and Rs 48.98 crore and Rs 36.72 crore for Dinanagar and Dorangla Block respectively
of Dina Nagar assembly constituency of Gurdaspur district. Similarly he
sanctioned Rs 54.75 crore for Bamial and Rs 8.55 crore for Narot Jaimal Singh
Block in Boha assembly segment of Pathankot district. The Chief Minister also
sanctioned Rs 78.07 crore for Bhikiwind and Rs 24.42 crore for Valtoha block of
Khemkaran assembly segment in Tarn Taran district besides Rs 28.57 fcrore for
Gandiwind block of Tarn Taran assembly segment.
Prominent amongst others who attended the meeting included Forests Minister and
MLA Fazilka Mr. Surjit Kumar Jiyani, Cabinet Minister and MLA Attari Mr. Gulzar
Singh Ranike, Chief Parliamentary Secretary and MLA Gurdaspur Mr. Gurbachan
Singh Babbehali, Chief Parliamentary Secretary and MLA Khemkaran Mr. Virsa Singh
Valtoha, Chief Parliamentary Secretary and MLA Ajnala Mr. Amarpal Singh Ajnala,
MLA Boha Mrs. Seema Kumari and former Cabinet Minister Mr. Sucha Singh Langah,
Apart from these Principal Secretary Rural Development and
Panchayat Mr. Mandeep Singh Sandhu, Principal Secretary Education Mrs. Ravneet
Kaur, Managing Director Punjab Health System Corporation Mr. Hussan Lal,
Special Principal Secretaries to Chief Minister Mr. KJS Cheema, Director
National Rural Health Mission Mr. Raj Kamal Chaudhary, Chairman PSPCL Mr. KD
Chaudhary besides Chief Engineer Canals Mr. AS Dulat and Chief Engineer
Drainage Mr. Vinod Chaudhary were also present in the meeting.
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Indianapolis to receive ‘’Best Overall Sister City
Programme of the Year for 2012’ on July 15
INDIANAPOLIS, JUNE 5
Sister Cities International recently awarded “Best
Overall Sister City Programme of the Year for 2012” to Indianapolis. Mayor Ballard’s Office of International and
Cultural Affairs is leading the programme with the help of Indianapolis’s
Sister Committee presidents, more than 300 other volunteers and our support
partner, the International Centre.
The award will be presented at the annual Sister
Cities International Conference in San Antonio, Texas on July 15, 2013.
“Our Sister City relationships are an important
aspect of promoting Indianapolis as a global city,” said Mayor Greg Ballard.
“This award recognizes our success at encouraging cultural, educational, civil
and business collaborations here and abroad.”
Today, Indianapolis supports
and coordinates eight Sister Cities and additional international partnerships.
Sister cities are Tailpei (Taiwan), Colonge (Germany), Monza (Italy), Piran
(Slovenia), Hangzhou (China), Campinas (Brazil), Northamptonshire County (UK)
and Hyderabad (India).
International relationships
enhances international business opportunity,
Increases awareness of other
cultures, volunteer and community service opportunities and fostering of
mutually beneficial relations in economic development, education, art, culture, medicine and sports.
Results: Men: 5000m: 1. Lakshmanan (Tamilnadu) 14:15.39, 2.
Nitender Singh (Uttarakhand)
14:15.66, 3. M.D.Yunus (Maharastra) 14:15.68. 100m: 1.
Aniruddh Kalidas Gujar (Maharastra) 10.61, 2. Vijayakumar (Tamilnadu) 10.63,
3. M.Manikanand Raj ( Andhra Pradesh) 10.64.
Women: 5000m: 1. O.P. Jaisha (Punjab) 17:27.24,
2. Preeja Sreedharan(Kerala) 17:28.94, 3. L. Suriya ( Tamilnadu ) 17:31.18. 100m:
1. Asha Roy ( West Bengal 11.86, 2. Merlin K.Joseph (Kerala) 11.90
3.
Sharadha Narayana (Tamilnadu)
11.97. Pole Vault: 1. Khyathi (Karnataka) 4.00m, 2. V.S. Sureka (Tamilnadu)
3.90m, 3. Dija K C (Kerala) 3.0m. Discus: 1. Krishna Punia (Rajasthan ) 56.73m ,
2. Seema Antil (Uttar Pradesh) 51.70m, 3. Navjit Kaur (Punjab) 47.07m. Long Jump: 1. Mayookha Johny (Kerala) 6.49m,
2. Neena V (Jharkhand) 6.15m 3.Prajusha M.A ( Kerala) 6.01m. Javelin Throw: 1. Suman Devi (Uttar Pradesh ) 51.96m , 2. Annu
Rani (Uttar Pradesh) 49.52m 3.
Mukashkumari (Haryana) 48.84m.
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