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DIRBA: Punjab Finance Minister (FM) Harpal Singh Cheema in the present day visited almost half a dozen villages within the Dirba Meeting constituency (DAC) and handed over cheques price over Rs 1 crore to panchayats for numerous improvement works. With out holding any formal capabilities, he visited village gathering locations, offered cheques to sarpanches and reviewed the progress of ongoing improvement works.
Talking to journalists after inspecting the premix-laying work on the peripheral highway at Rogla village and handing over a improvement grant cheque to Sarpanch Manpreet Kaur, the Finance Minister mentioned that the Punjab Authorities, underneath the management of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, was prioritising the great improvement of villages alongside cities and cities. He mentioned funds had been being repeatedly offered to panchayats to strengthen primary facilities and full improvement works in keeping with native wants.
Harpal Singh Cheema mentioned that Rogla village’s peripheral highway was being widened to 18 ft and surfaced with premix at a price of almost Rs 90 lakh. He mentioned the highway’s poor situation had beforehand brought about inconvenience to villagers, and the completion of this work would guarantee smoother journey.
The Finance Minister additionally visited the gathering place at Camper village and handed over a improvement grant cheque to Sarpanch Gursewak Singh. He mentioned funds had been being launched for different vital works alongside initiatives already underway within the constituency’s villages. He assured residents that there could be no scarcity of funds for village improvement.
Harpal Singh Cheema mentioned {that a} scarcity of masons and labourers in some villages was affecting the tempo of improvement works. Regardless of these difficulties, efforts had been being made to finish all works on the earliest in order that residents may benefit from the amenities.
Highlighting initiatives to encourage younger folks to take up sports activities, the Finance Minister mentioned {that a} well-equipped sports activities stadium was being inbuilt almost each third village of the Dirba constituency. He mentioned entry to sports activities amenities on the village stage would assist younger folks develop their expertise, keep away from medicine and have interaction in constructive actions.
He additional mentioned that pipelines had been being laid to produce canal water to each discipline as a part of efforts to preserve groundwater. Better use of canal water would scale back dependence on groundwater and supply farmers with higher irrigation amenities, he added.
On the event, Rogla Sarpanch Manpreet Kaur and Camper Sarpanch Gursewak Singh thanked the Punjab Authorities and the Finance Minister, describing his visits to villages at hand over improvement grant cheques as a commendable initiative. They mentioned the Finance Minister had knowledgeable them of his go to over the telephone and met them on the village gathering locations to current the cheques. The sarpanches mentioned that handing over grant cheques with out organising formal capabilities saved panchayats each time and the expense of organising such occasions.
