New Delhi, Sep 24 Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday launched a mega health check up camp at Hairdarpur in her Shalimar Bagh constituency, and announced development of a new school and health centre in the area.
The health camp was held under the ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ being observed by the government.
During the programme, the chief minister also interacted with slum residents of the area and assured that not a single ‘jhuggi’ will be demolished in the area.
The government is working to provide better housing to people who have been living in difficult conditions for years, she said.
In the first phase, the tender process for construction of housing for residents of the jhuggis in AU Block and AO Block in Haiderpur has already begun. Suitable sites around these areas will be identified and housing will be constructed there, Gupta said.
In the second phase, the jhuggis around the Ayurvedic Hospital area will be included, and suitable land is being looked for nearby so that better housing can be provided to residents close to their present area, she stated.
The chief minister said there had been a long-standing need for a large school up to Class 12 in the Haiderpur area, saying nearly 5,000 square yards of land has been made available for construction of a new school.
She also said that tender has been issued for construction of a new community centre in the area. A new Ayushman Arogya Mandir health centre will also be
A ‘Nirog Dham’ will also be developed in the area, where efforts will be made to provide healthcare facilities based on both Ayurvedic and allopathic systems, she added.
(PTI News)
