DISTT ADMN PROVIDES FINANCIAL AID FOR FUNERAL
JALANDHAR: The state government has provided financial assistance to the Lal Singh’s family.
The deceased’s son was forced to carry his father's body on a cart following his inability to pay ₹400 for a private hearse van at a Jalandhar hospital on May 11. Chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has directed district authorities to ensure assistance to the bereaved family.
Following which the district administration has given ₹7,000 to the deceased’s family. The CM has also directed the health department to take immediate steps to provide basic medical facilities to people.
Sarabjit of Jalandhar had carried his father’s body on a cart for about an hour within the civil hospital after which he took the body home in an auto as he was unable to pay the cost of hiring a private hearse van. AMRITSAR: The state government has decided to continue with the ₹600-crore Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) Project but in a new format.
The project was reviewed as it failed to attract many passengers and lacked proper execution.
After holding a review meeting here at the municipal corporation office, state local bodies minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and finance minister Manpreet Badal announced that the project will continue but with certain changes to make it an integrated transport system. During the press conference Navjot Singh Sidhu said, “The BRTS was an ill conceived project of the previous government.”
“The Shiromani Akali DalBharatiya Janta Party (SADBJP) government’s biggest mistake was inauguration of the project even before its completion. They just wanted to target the vote bank,” said Sidhu.
He added that now they have left the white elephant for us.
“We will not scrap this project and make it work,” he said.
He said, “The first target is to complete the infrastructure of places like Bhandari Bridge flyover, Verka Bridge and then improve connectivity to few stations. Thereafter the project will be integrated with the city buses (60) which are lying defunct.” “We will add new routes and specific buses like green, blue or red line. We will utilise the existing bus stand for this transport system,” he said.
“This entire thing will take six months time and the administration will regularly monitor the project,” he said. Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla also announced ₹50 lakhs from his MPLAD fund for fresh plantation as a lot of trees were cut for the project.
Under the new system, an Finance minister Manpreet Badal said that the audit of SADBJP’ s last three-year projects is being done. All projects above ₹10 crore are being reviewed.” If any financial irregularity is found, those on the wrong side will face music ,” said Badal.
“We will spend ₹ 200 crore to make the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) a feasible project,” he said.
The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) was launched by former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal in December 2016. Though, originally 93 buses were to run but only 15 buses hit the road. JALANDHAR: The city police arrested three persons including two cops and seized 150 gm heroin from their possession on Sunday.
The accused have been identified as Vijay Kumar of Boparai Kalan, Sohan Lal of SBS Nagar and Satpal Singh of Santokhpura localities.
Vijay and Sohan Lal are head constables with the city police.
Inspector Navdeep Singh said that the assistant sub-inspector Resham Singh was heading a naka at Maqsudan Chowk.
“During the checking a police team signalled three bike-borne persons to stop,” he said.
“During their frisking, the police team seized 150 gm heroin,” he said.
Navdeep said, “Vijay is deputed at police station-8 while Sohan is at Police Lines.”
As per information available the third accused Satpal is already facing a criminal case in the past.
The inspector informed that a case under Sections 21, 61 and 85 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered and the accused will be produced in the court on Monday.