CM gifts Rs 3600 crore worth of development projects to Ludhiana on historic I-Day

Ludhiana, Aug 15 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, here, on Wednesday announced

a slew of development projects worth over Rs 3600 crores for the Ludhiana district, ranging from infrastructure development to water supply, industries, health and education.

Addressing the citizens after unfurling the Tricolour on the momentous occasion of the 72nd Independence Day at the Guru Nanak Stadium here this morning, the Chief Minister announced allocation of Rs 1469 crore for a project to shift Ludhiana from the existing ground water supply to 24x7 surface water supply. The project had been approved in principle by Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India and posted to World Bank, ADB for external financing.