New road from Paonta Sahib to Hathnikund Barrage: Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said a new road would be constructed from Paonta Sahib to Hathnikund Barrage, which was a long pending demand of the locals here.
Besides, a dam would be constructed in Khilawala at a cost of Rs 20 crore which would benefit about 32 villages of the area.
Underlining the significance of this area from tourism point of view, the chief minister said the state government has a plan to develop the area from Kalesar to Hathnikund Barrage as a tourism destination.
"A new road would be constructed from Paonta Sahib to Hathnikund Barrage," he said.

A corridor would be developed from Kalesar to Kalka alongside the hills including the areas of Adi Badri, Lohgarh, Trilokpur, Kala Ambh and Pinjore which would give a major boost to the tourism in this area, he said.
Khattar was speaking at Shri Virender Mohan Gita Vidya Mandir, Khizrabad village in Yamunagar district today, an official release said.

On this occasion, he laid the foundation stone of Bus Stand, Khizrabad to be constructed over 1.72 acres at a cost of over Rs two crore.
The chief minister announced that on the demand of the people, the name of Khizrabad village would be changed to Pratap Nagar, after the name of great warrior Maharana Pratap.

He asked the gram panchayat to send a proposal duly approved by it to the state government in this regard.
Khattar said that he has a special attachment with this area as he had spent six years as a 'pracharak' and is well versed with each village.
Paying rich tributes to late Virender Mohan in whose memory the school has been constructed, the chief minister said that Virender Mohan, who was born in this village had taken pledge to work selflessly for the society and the nation.
He hoped the school would make progress by leaps and bounds and announced a grant of Rs 31 lakh from his discretionary fund for the expansion of the school.