Chandigarh, August 8– Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal met the family of wrestler Sh. Ravi Dahiya, who recently won silver medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020 late in the evening yesterday. The family and representatives of  Nahri village expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister for boosting the morale of the sportspersons and creating a harmonious environment for them to grow and perform at the international platform.

The Chief Minister while congratulating the parents of the wrestler also resolved several issues of the area on the spot. The representatives of the village expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister for taking up their grievances immediately and resolving them.

Among the family members Ravi Dahiya’s father, Sh. Rakesh, Uncle Sh. Mukesh Dahiya, members of the Gram Panchayat and former Sarpanch of the Nahri village were present along with other representatives. The family of the wrestler and village representatives invited the Chief Minister to visit village Nahri, which was promptly accepted by him. He said that the information regarding the visit will be shared soon.

Subsequently, the village representatives presented a demand letter to the Chief Minister in which the grievances of the people of the area were listed. The Chief Minister immediately took up the grievances and asked the officers concerned to resolve them on priority basis. Among the key issues, which the representatives shared with the Chief Minister was the problem of water drainage in the area. Taking up the matter, the Chief Minister spoke to the Deputy Commissioner, Sonipat and asked him to resolve the matter immediately. The representatives urged the Chief Minister to open a Model Sanskriti School in the demand letter which was accepted by him on the spot. Besides this, the Chief Minister asked the officers to resolve the issue of clean drinking water of the area as well. The Chief Minister directed the officers concerned to resolve the issues of the area on priority basis.