Mahendragarh, May 18 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday announced major development projects worth Rs 152.87 crore for Mahendragarh while addressing the public in the district.

The projects include Rs 1.51 crore for a new veterinary hospital and Rs 40 lakh for upgrading the existing veterinary dispensary. He also said work would begin on opening a VLDA college after a feasibility check.

The farmers who have already paid for tubewell connections will receive them within the next three months. He also announced Rs 3 crore to shift high-voltage power lines away from residential areas and said that low-tension cables in Mahendragarh city would be replaced with safer ones.

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