Una, March 13 - Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Aghyotri on Wednesday inaugurated Raja Bhrithir Main Gate constructed at a cost of Rs 4.5 lakh at Naganoli and Lift Drinking Water Scheme constructed at a cost of Rs 5.43 crore at Naganoli under Haroli Assembly constituency. Along with this, the Deputy Chief Minister also flagged off the HRTC bus service running from Naganoli to Una. Apart from this, Mukesh Agnihotri also inaugurated the lift drinking water scheme built at a cost of about Rs 7.15 crore in Dehlan under Una assembly constituency.
On this occasion, the Deputy Chief Minister said that HRTC bus service has been started to provide transportation facilities to the people of Naganoli area. He told that this bus will leave from Naganoli at 8.15 am and will reach Una at 9 am via Panjawar-Pandoga-Bhadsali. This HRTC bus will leave from Una at 5.15 pm and reach Naganoli at 6 pm.
Mukesh Agnihotri said that it is the priority of the government to provide clean drinking water to every house of Una district. He said that adequate drinking water and irrigation facilities are being provided in every area without any discrimination. He said that in this series, lift drinking water scheme was inaugurated in Naganoli Panchayat at a cost of Rs 5.43 crore. About 1208 people of Naganoli Panchayat will benefit from the formation of this scheme which includes three villages Naganoli, Naganoli Haar and Lawana Majra. He said that a lift drinking water scheme has been constructed in Dehlan at a cost of Rs 7.15 crore and dedicated to the people. About 8005 people of Dehlan Upper and Dehlan Lower Panchayats will benefit from this scheme.
Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said that under Asian Development Bank finance, seven drinking water schemes were approved in the district, which include Baliwal, Haroli, Nagnoli and Poobowal under Haroli Vis and Vangarh, Dehlan and Rakkad under Una Vis. He said that six schemes constructed at a cost of Rs 42.6 crore have been completed and handed over to the local people. He informed that the work of Rakkar Lift Drinking Water Scheme will also be completed within the stipulated time period. Apart from this, other drinking water schemes being built in the district under ADB at a cost of Rs 82.5 crore will also be completed by the end of this year. He said that all development works in the district will be done on priority basis. Lack of funds will not be allowed to come in the way of development work. He urged the people to provide their valuable cooperation to speed up the development works. Apart from this, he said that to provide adequate and smooth water to Una district, water will also be lifted from Bhibhaur Sahib, the work of which will be started soon.
On this occasion, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri also listened to the public problems in Naganoli and Dehlan and resolved them on the spot.
On this occasion, former MLA Una Satpal Singh Raizada, District Congress President Ranjit Singh Rana, OBC Cell President Pramod Kumar, Legal Cell President Virendra Mankotia, Block President Haroli Vinod Bittu, Naganoli Pradhan Mehtab Thakur, SC Cell President Jaspal Jassa, Pradhan Subhadra and Surekha Rana, Divisional Chief Engineer Deepak Garg, SE Naresh Dhiman, Axin Puneet Sharma and other dignitaries were present.