Hoshiarpur (Daljit Ajnoha):- Providing villages with better road connectivity and modern basic amenities is among the priorities of the Punjab Government, and I am continuously working to improve roads in my constituency, said Chabbewal MLA Dr. Ishank Kumar. In this direction, MLA Dr. Ishank Kumar inaugurated an 18-foot-wide concrete (CC) road being constructed from Bham to Bahowal via Jangliana, Motian and Makhan Garh at village Jangliana. Approximately Rs. 8 crore is being spent on this 18-foot-wide concrete road, which will cover a distance of around 10.5 kilometres. Its construction will provide significant convenience in transportation to residents of several villages in the area and further strengthen connectivity among them.
Addressing the gathering, Dr. Ishank Kumar said that the development of roads, sewerage systems, streets, drains and other basic facilities in villages is his foremost priority. He said that roads are not merely a means of transportation but also contribute to the progress of villages, trade and the convenience of people's daily lives. He assured that efforts to carry out development works according to the needs of every village in the constituency would continue.
The MLA stated that, apart from this road, several other roads connecting Jangliana with neighbouring villages have also been constructed. These include the 2.38-kilometre road from Gondpur to Jangliana, completed at a cost of Rs. 46.27 lakh; the 1.50-kilometre road from Sarhala Kalan to Jangliana, completed at a cost of Rs. 38.60 lakh; a one-kilometre stretch of Jangliana's village perimeter road, completed at a cost of Rs. 70.54 lakh; and the 600-metre road from Rasulupur to Jangliana, completed at a cost of Rs. 12.34 lakh. Work on the 1.85-kilometre road from Jangliana to Balim is also underway, and the laying of the bitumen surface is still pending. In addition, the road from the Bham-Jangliana road to Bazigar Basti is yet to be completed, for which a grant of Rs. 7.94 lakh has already been approved.
Along with roads, the Panchayat has also been provided grants for several other development works. These include Rs. 7.50 lakh for sewerage work to drain wastewater, Rs. 5 lakh for the construction of Ravidas Dharamshala and Rs. 15 lakh for the construction of streets and drains. Half of the work under these projects has been completed, while the remaining work is in progress. Grants of Rs. 5 lakh for the village playground/stadium and Rs. 2 lakh for a gym have also been approved.
On this occasion, Sarpanch Manjit Kaur, Satnam Singh, Mahinder Singh, Darshan Singh, Baldev Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Lamber Singh (Panch), Kuljit Singh (Panch), Onkar Singh (Panch), Thakkarwal Sarpanch Jaswinder Singh, Rasulupur Sarpanch Amarjit Singh, Gopalian Sarpanch Narinder Singh, Marula Sarpanch Balbir Singh, Subhanpur Sarpanch Gurdial Kaur, Makhan Garh Sarpanch Kamaljit Kaur, Bham Sarpanch Parwinder Singh, Raunki Ram, Block Samiti Chairperson Ranjit Kaur, Gopi Bham, Gopalian Sarpanch Surinder Kaur, Kukkad Sarpanch Kulwaran Singh, Ranjit and other village residents were present.
