DW BUREAU / Chandigarh Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal while giving directions to the officers of the State Government said that backward areas should be identified in rural and urban areas of all the districts of the state and those areas should be developed by preparing development parameters in the identified areas. The Chief Secretary was holding a meeting with the officials of Urban Local Bodies and Development and Panchayats Department here today. Kaushal also directed the officers that competitions should also be organized among various stakeholders to speed up the development works in such areas so that the cooperation of the local people can be taken in the ongoing development works. He said that 5-7 parameters should be set for the development of these areas and work be done with focus so that development can be accelerated. Apart from this, he said that those who do good work in recovery of property tax should also be honoured with various awards. After this, the Chief Secretary also reviewed the projects implemented under Faridabad and Karnal Smart City projects. In the meeting, Sh. Kaushal directed the officers to give impetus to the Smart City projects of Faridabad and Karnal and said that micro-management should be done for the implementation of these projects and at the same time, work should be done by fixing milestones and timings so that the projects can be completed on time It was informed in the meeting that 80 percent work of Water Supervising Control and Data Acquisition for transmission water line in Pan City Faridabad has been completed and this work will be completed by the end of December. Badkhal Lake Front and Marina Development Agreement, Strengthening of Badkhal Lake, Construction of Commercial Complex on Ambedkar Road in Old Sabzi Mandi, Additional Collateral Roads, Police Line Road, Old Sher Shah Suri Road and Link Road Development, Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) model work on the project like treatment of waste water by constructing 08 decentralized sewage treatment plants has been started. He was informed in the meeting that under the Karnal Smart City project, 10,000 LED lights have been installed so far under the LED street light project and 25,000 LED lights will be installed by the end of November. In addition, construction of elevated road along railway road and bus stand road and System Integrator (SI) has been selected and integrated for maintenance, development, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, integration and operation on EPC mode under Smart City Mission. Maintenance of Water Utility Management System (SCADA), redevelopment of sports facilities at Karna Stadium, development projects in Shakti Colony on EPC mode are underway and will be completed on time. (editor@dailyworld.in)