Rs 87.9 lakh in grants released to 36 Dera Bassi panchayats

Grants amounting to Rs 87.93 lakh were released today to 36 gram panchayats of the Dera Bassi constituency to accelerate ongoing and new rural development works.

Dera Bassi MLA Kuljit Singh Randhawa said the funds will support projects related to libraries, solid waste management, streetlights, playgrounds, drinking water facilities, community centres, repair of village streets and drainage systems.

The grants were released to several villages for specific projects. Bhankurpur and Bakarpur received Rs 5 lakh each for library development. Samgauli and Dharamgarh were allocated Rs 3 lakh each for libraries, while More Thikri received Rs 3 lakh for streetlights. Mianpur was given Rs 3 lakh for dharamshala works and Ibrahimpur received Rs 3 lakh for street work and drainage improvement. For Solid Waste Management initiatives, Ibrahimpur, Paragpur, Rampur Sainia, Kheri Jattan, Punsar, Rampur Bahal, Jawansa, Fatehpur Jattan, Ramgarh Rurki and Siouli were allotted Rs 2 lakh each. Jawaharpur received Rs 2.95 lakh for drinking water facilities.

Similarly, a development grant of Rs 2 lakh each was provided to the villages Dangdehra, Jharmari, Amlala, Chandiala, Rajapur, Dhiremajra, Rampur Sainian, Khelan, Malan, Jodhpur and Sarangpur for streetlight installation.