Saini inaugurates road projects, hears waterlogging woes days after Gurugram wrecked by rain

Gurugram, Jul 16 (PTI) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday inaugurated several road projects and ordered instructions against problems of waterlogging and garbage spilling in and near Gurugram.

The chief minister chaired a meeting of the District Public Relations and Grievance Redressal Committee and claimed cleanliness in Gurugram is a top priority of his government.

The meeting came days after social media became awash with videos of waterlogged stretches in Gurugram, and at least five people died in rain-related incidents, such as an electric shock.

The chief minister was approached by several complainants in the meeting, one of whom, Advocate Ravindra Jain, said that repeated attempts had been made to get sanitation workers to remove garbage near the Jain Temple in Sadar Bazar, but the issue remained unresolved.

A person from Bohra Kalan village said someone had encroached upon the road leading to a cremation ground.

Another complainant from Jacobpura said his constituency was continuously waterlogged and overflowed with sewage.

Saini also inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for development projects worth over Rs 188 crore in the Gurugram district.

He inaugurated two key road projects in the Pataudi constituency — Panchgaon to Farukh Nagar Road Via Jamalpur double-lane road constructed for Rs 55 crore, and the upgraded Haily Mandi to Farukhnagar via Mehchana road done at Rs 13 crore.

In Sohna, he inaugurated the Alipur-Haria Heda road, which is accessible via the GA road and the temple road at Raisina village, constructed at a cost of Rs 8.23 crore.

He inaugurated the BPDS to Nunera road, built for Rs 32.63 lakh, and the Lohsinghani to Chamanpura road, completed for Rs 28.26 lakh.

Foundation stones were laid for the redevelopment of the GA Road to Dhumaspur via Nayagaon, built at a cost of Rs 13.34 crore, and for the Sohna-Abhaypur-Lohatki-Khedla and Damdama to Rithoj road rejuvenation projects worth Rs 16.56 crore.

Saini also inaugurated a 100 MLD capacity water treatment unit at Chandu Budhera, built for Rs 63.18 crore. The plant stands to extend the clean drinking water supply to over 4.5 lakh families across 34 sectors (Sector 81 to 115) in Gurugram.

He also laid the foundation stones of new school buildings under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, in Daulatabad, Dhanwapur, Sohna, Ghamroj, and Silani. PTI COR VN VN