by Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)
AMRITSAR, AUG 8
The holy city Amritsar
today got a major relief from the chronic traffic congestion point with Punjab
Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal dedicated multilane high level over
bridge to the progressive and enterprising people of Amritsar.
Dedicating the project to the people,
Mr. Badal said that SAD-BJP Government was vigorously implementing the
development agenda that it had unfolded before the people. He said that during
last three days alone he has personally inaugurated or dedicated Rs. 1117 crore
road projects including 4 lane highways, ROBs and roads along the canals. He
said that Amritsar
was on his priority list No.1 as he himself has decided to head the firstever ‘Metropolitan
Council’ being constituted for planned development and growth of the city.
He
said that the council including public representatives and experts would draw
up a master plan for Amritsar
that would include sewage network upgradation, widening of roads, building
futuristic infrastructure for the city, heritage preservation besides planned
traffic management and removal of all unauthorised encroachments in the city.
He said that the Amritsar-Gateway to South East Asia
is all set to witness a sea change with the investment of Rs. 3500 crore in
execution of this master plan.
Speaking to media, Mr. Badal said that
he has taken the incident of hooch tragedy in district Gurdaspur very seriously
and ordered IG Border Range to thoroughly probe the incident and submit report
to him. He said that he has also ordered statewide crackdown on Hooch Mafia and
no body with whatever political or police connection would be spared. He said
that SAD-BJP Government to free Punjab from
the clutches of narcotic trade and crackdown on hooch mafia was part of that
campaign.
When questioned about deteriorating
crime situation in Amritsar, Mr. Badal said that the Commissioner of Police
Amritsar has been given a one point brief to check petty crimes like
snatchings, eve-teasing, thefts with heavy hand and area SHO, in whose area the
crime would take place, would be personally accountable and responsible for
this. He said that strict instructions have already been issued to improve the
traffic scenario in the state, check wrong parking, red light jumping besides
over speed and driving after consuming alcohol. Mr. Badal said that the huge
modernisation plan including intensive CCTV surveillance of all big cities
would be quite helpful in checking the crime and traffic scenario in the state.
When asked about plans of revenue
generation, Mr. Badal said that every resource mobilisation plan would be
implemented after consultation with BJP. He rubbished the suggestion giving
priority to Rural Areas and said that Shiromani Akali Dal was not a rural based
party as its MLA have won on 70% urban seats. He said that every section of the
society including rural population would have to contribute their share in the
development of the state.
Expressing concern over poor show by
Indian Hockey team in London
Olympic, Mr. Badal said that we would have to inculcate sports culture in our
psyche to upgrade the sports department. He said that Punjab Government has
drawn up an ambitious plan to nurture talent right from 3 year age of budding
talent and has decided to open one Sports
School in each district
of the state and first school has started working in Ghudda. He said that he
has already approved Rs. 214 crore ‘Sports Infrastructure Upgradation Plan’
besides ordering to fill the backlog of 3% sports quota in the jobs.
Mr. Badal after inaugurating the
bridge himself drove on the bridge after cutting the ceremonial ribbon.
Prominent amongst those present on the occasion included Mr. Navjot Singh
Sidhu, Member Parliament, Mrs. Navjot Kaur Sidhu and Mr. Inderbir Singh Bolaria
(both CPS) and all newly elected councillors besides SGPC members.
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