Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said the Mukarba Chowk-Panipat stretch of the National Highway-1 would be widened to 12-lane and 27 railways overbridges and underbridges would be constructed on this stretch.
A sports university would also be set up at Rai in this district and the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway would be completed within the next 400 days, he said.
The Chief Minister was addressing a public meeting at Rai here.
Earlier, he laid the foundation stone of an elevated road on National Highway-10 from Chhotu Ram Chowk to Old Bus Stand in Rohtak which would constructed at a cost of Rs 152.83 crore.
The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone of four-lane railway overbridge on the Lakhan Majra-Meham road at level crossing 79 on the Delhi-Bathinda railway line in Rohtak district.
He said the state government had started work on expanding the network of national highways.
Twelve national highways had so far been approved, Khattar said.
The state government has provided about Rs 322 crore to the Railways for construction of the Rohtak-Hansi via Meham railway line, he said.
Later, the Chief Minister inaugurated the four-storey building of Government Senior Secondary School at Kalanaur constructed at a cost of Rs 5.68 crore.
He announced development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore for the Kalanaur Assembly constituency, Rs 10 crore for development of rural areas and Rs 5 crore each for Kalanaur City and the urban areas of Rohtak.
He also announced approval of Rs 2.5 crore for setting up 'vyayam shalas' in 10 villages.
Finance Minister Abhimanyu claimed that the government in its two-year rule "has changed the mindset of the people and work culture of the administration".
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