Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for eight development projects worth over Rs. 142 crore at a programme in Bhiwani. These included six completed projects costing Rs. 133.66 crore and two new works estimated to cost over Rs. 8.46 crore.

Among the major projects inaugurated was a scheme to use treated water from the sewage treatment plant (STP) on Charkhi Dadri Road for irrigation. Executed at a cost of over Rs. 84.33 crore, the project will promote the productive use of treated wastewater and increase irrigation water availability.

The Chief Minister also inaugurated a railway overbridge built at a cost of over Rs. 26 crore on the Rewari–Bathinda railway line. The bridge will ease travel in the area and reduce congestion at the railway crossing.
On the occasion, he laid the foundation stones for a block office building at Tosham and a primary health centre at Bamla village. The block office building will cost Rs. 4.14 crore, while the primary health centre will be constructed at a cost of over Rs. 4.32 crore. The two projects will strengthen infrastructure for administrative functions and healthcare services.