Friday, February 11, 2011

Haryana ranks 3rd in rural sanitation

Chandigarh, Feb 11 : The persistent rural sanitation efforts, made by the Haryana Government have paid rich dividends, with the state ranking third in rural sanitation in the country after Himachal Pradesh and Kerala, which occupy the first and second slot respectively.

This was stated by Chief Secretary Urvashi Gulati, while presiding over a meeting of the state level selection committee held here today for finalising the state-level awards under the Mukhyamantri Sanitation Incentive Puraskar Yojna for 2010-11.

The village gram panchayats which had been selected for the state-level awards, include Madhuban of Yamunanagar district under category A, having population of up to 1500; Bado Brahmanan of Hisar district under Category B having population from 1501 to 4000; and Mehlawali of Yamunangar district under category C having population of above 4,000.

The villages which bagged the awards would be given cash prizes of Rs 3 lakh, Rs 5 lakh and Rs 7 lakh respectively.

The Chief Secretary said the Gram Panchayats had been selected for awards at three levels--block, district and state--and in all 444 awards had been given.
 

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