SHIMLA: Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of various development projects amounting to around Rs. 110 crore in Shillai assembly constituency of district Sirmaur.
He inaugurated the flow irrigation scheme Suinga-Baag completed with an outlay of Rs. 59.67 lakh and the lift irrigation scheme Kando-Cheog with a cost of Rs. 1.85 crore in GP Kamrau.
The Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of Salwala-Sataun road to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 15.90 crore. He laid the foundation stone of veterinary hospital to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 69.60 lakh in sub-tehsil Ronhat and two additional rooms for Government Senior Secondary School, Tatiana to cost Rs. 15.02 lakh.
He also laid the foundation stone of rupees seven crore Shillai-Naya to Kandi-Sundradi road and Drabil-Nainidhar to Halan road, to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 17.64 crore. He also laid the foundation stone for the up-gradation work of Kafota-Koti-Kando-Cheog road till Tons bridge to cost Rs. 30.68 crore.
Sh. Sukhu also performed the foundation stone laying ceremony of Rs.1.38 crore Primary Health Center building to be constructed at Timbi. He laid foundation stones of 100 bed hospital with modern facilities at Shillai to cost Rs. 19.36 crore, laid the foundation stone of Rs. 2.25 crore lift drinking water scheme for Bagna-Basti in Gram Panchayat Bandli and Lift Irrigation Scheme Guddi in Gram Panchayat Sharli Manpur to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 2.95 crore.
The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone of Rajiv Gandhi Adarsh Day Boarding School at Sataun to cost rupees six crore and 33 KV electric Sub Station at Kafota to cost Rs. 3.79 crore.
The Chief Minister announced the opening of the Divisional Office of State Electricity Board in Shillai, the office of Executive Engineer of Electricity Board in Shillai, Tehsil Welfare office in Kamrau and an Industrial Training Institute in Jakhna. He also announced the opening of Block Education Office in Ronhat, opening of primary health centers at Kota-Pab and Halan and health sub-centres at Thonta Jakhal, Uttri and Naya Panjore. He announced Government Middle School in Khubyar, Government High School in Gangtoli, Government Primary School in Talo Baas, Government Primary School at Panwar in Gram Panchayat Kodga and Veterinary Dispensary in Jakhando. He said that specialist doctors will also be made available in Shillai Hospital.
The Chief Minister also announced to construct a bridge on Bambrar Khud, Rs. 25 lakh each for 10 roads of Shillai and Rs. 24 crore for Manal-Kodaga-Sakanli road.
Apart from this, it was also announced to open the Divisional Office of State Electricity Board at Sangrah in Renuka Assembly Constituency and the Block Development Office at Dadahu and to upgrade the Civil Hospital at Haripurdhar as Model Health Institute.
Industries, Parliamentary Affairs and Labour & Employment Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan, Deputy Speaker Vinay Kumar, MLA Ajay Solanki, former MLA Kirnesh Jung, President District Congress Committee Anand Parmar, Secretary State Congress Committee Avneet Lamba, President BCC Shillai Sita Ram Sharma, Congress leader Dayal Pyari, representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions and other dignitaries including Deputy Commissioner Sumit Khimta, Superintendent of Police Raman Kumar Meena were also present on the occasion.