Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar announces Road Safety Week, outreach programme

Khattar said that Gurgaon is a “world-class city” and the government was trying to improve its infrastructure. “The government has worked to expand the state-of-the-art means of transport in this city — the Metro service. With this, the process of setting up a Metro rail link from Rezang La Chowk to Delhi’s Dwarka along with Panchgaon, Manesar, Global City, Dwarka Expressway etc. is being taken forward,” he said and announced the construction of tracks for cycles and pedestrians on both sides of the road.

Pataudi MLA Satya Prakash Jrawta, Sohna MLA Sanjay Singh, Chief Minister’s Special Officer Pankaj Nain, Chief Minister’s Adviser Anil Rao, Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav, Commissioner of Police Vikas Arora were present.

Khattar said taking a cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ slogan, Haryana was looking to address the gender disparity. “There has been a remarkable improvement in the gender ratio in the state today. To inspire the youth power, a historic marathon in Sirsa, a pinkathon for women in Panipat have also been organised,” said the CM.

The birth numbers tell a different story despite the chief minister’s claims. Haryana recorded a gender ratio at birth of 917 girls per 1,000 boys in 2022, which dropped to 914 in the first quarter (up to March 31) this year. Several districts fared worse than the state average. The ratio dropped 54 points in Charkhi Dadri, down from 933 in 2022 to 879 in the first quarter. Bhiwani has recorded a decline of 99 points in a year.