Tribune News Service
Shimla, September 2
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today dedicated and laid the foundation stone of developmental projects worth Rs 81 crore in Rampur of Shimla district.
Thakur, addressing a public meeting at the Lavi Ground, announced the opening of a PWD division at Nankhari and a PWD subdivision at Kholighat, fire sub station at Nankhari and a new X-ray plant for the Khaneri hospital.
He announced the upgrade of Government High School at Sanarsa to the senior secondary level, and Rs 60 lakh for the construction and maintenance of various roads in Rampur. He also announced the upgrade of the Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Rampur to a community health centre (CHC), Rs 10 lakh for the construction of the Bhagwan Parshuram gate at the entry point of Rampur, and Rs 11 lakh each for four newly created gram panchayats for the construction of panchayat ghar.
Thakur Opens his purse strings
- Announces a fire sub station at Nankhari and a new X-ray plant for the Khaneri hospital
- Rs10 lakh for the construction of the Bhagwan Parshuram gate at the entry point of Rampur
- Rs60 lakh for construction and repair of roads at Rampur
- Rs11 lakh each for four newly created gram panchayats for the construction of panchayat ghar
- Inaugurated Rs4.69 cr ITI building at Kharahan
- Rs6 cr administrative block building of Mahatma Gandhi Government Engineering College at Kotla
- Rs3.11 cr multipurpose hall of govt school at Taklech
Thakur paid tribute to late Virbhadra Singh and said that he always held the latter in high regard and the former Chief Minister also showed special love towards him.
He added that though they were from different political ideologies, they always had mutual respect for one another.
The Chief Minister inaugurated eight development projects worth Rs 37.55 crore, including a Rs 4.69 crore ITI building at Kharahan, Rs 6 crore administrative block building of Mahatma Gandhi Government Engineering College at Kotla, Rs 3.11 crore multipurpose hall of Government Senior Secondary School at Taklech, Rs 19.14 crore groundwater supply scheme for Rampur town, Rs 53 lakh remodelling and extension of FIS Shia Ropa in GP Thaili-Chakti, Rs 68 lakh FIS Karangla in GP Karangla, Rs 2.90 crore LIS from the Nogli khad to Masran, Kareri, Kamlahu and Thanol in GP Bhadawali and a Rs 50 lakh gaushala at Bhadrash in GP Duttnagar.
Later, the Chief Minister paid a surprise visit to a vaccination centre set up at Government Primary School and directed doctors and other staff there to ensure that no one above the age of 18 years was left out.
Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Virender Kanwar said that a Rs16.32 crore milk processing plant at Duttnagar would help in transforming the economy of the area. He added that the government had established several gaushalas and cow sanctuaries in the state.
State BJP president Suresh Kashyap said that the developmental policies of the government had brought a pleasant change in the life of every Himachali.
Courtesy: Tribune News Service